Binary package “python-ptrace” in ubuntu precise

Python bindings for ptrace

 This package provides Python bindings for the ptrace library. It allows
 to control, debug, or modify processes using the ptrace syscall.
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 Features:
  * High level Python object API
  * Able to control multiple processes: catch fork events
  * Read/write bytes to arbitrary addresses
  * Execution step by step using ptrace_singlestep() or hardware int 3
  * Can use distorm disassembler
  * Dump registers, memory mappings, stack, etc.
  * Syscall tracer and parser (strace command)