# gotcha/ipdb

Integration of IPython pdb

Repository: https://github.com/gotcha/ipdb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gotcha-ipdb
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, ipython, debugger
Last push: 2026-02-27T03:31:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5709, "days_push": 187, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1976, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.334522+00:00)

## What it is
ipdb is a Python library that integrates the IPython debugger with the standard pdb interface, providing tab completion, syntax highlighting, and better tracebacks. It offers set_trace breakpoints, post-mortem debugging, and script entry points for debugging Python programs.

## Use cases
- debug python scripts with ipython features
- set breakpoints with tab completion and syntax highlighting
- post-mortem debugging after an exception
- debug a python module from the command line
- launch debugger automatically when an exception is raised
- conditional breakpoints in python code

## When to choose
- you want pdb's interface with IPython's tab completion and syntax highlighting
- you need post-mortem debugging equivalent to %debug
- you want conditional breakpoints or configurable context lines

## When to avoid
- you don't use IPython and are happy with plain pdb
- you need a graphical debugger
- you're debugging non-Python code

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, testing
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: debugger, pdb, ipython, post-mortem-debugging, command-line

## Member repositories
- gotcha/ipdb (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.334522+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:04:50.141812+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gotcha/ipdb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.334522+00:00, sha 505425836a57)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/ipdb/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:53.771328+00:00, sha 99162d2d89f5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.