# samuelcolvin/python-devtools

Dev tools for python

Repository: https://github.com/samuelcolvin/python-devtools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/python-devtools
Homepage: https://python-devtools.helpmanual.io/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python-devtools, python, devtools
Last push: 2025-01-24T19:11:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 24/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 3, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3300, "days_push": 586, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1077, forks 50 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.739373+00:00)

## What it is
python-devtools is a Python library providing an enhanced debug print command with pretty, syntax-highlighted output of variables, expressions, and their types. It is a lightweight development tool designed to improve on the built-in print statement for debugging.

## Use cases
- pretty-print variables while debugging python code
- see expression values with file, line, and type info
- debug nested data structures like dicts and numpy arrays
- make debug() available globally without importing
- replace print statements with a smarter debug tool

## When to choose
- you want richer debug output than print() with minimal setup
- you need to inspect complex nested data structures during development
- you want a tiny dependency-light debugging helper

## When to avoid
- you need a full debugger with breakpoints and stepping
- you need production logging rather than development debugging
- you work outside Python

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, logging
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: debug-print, pretty-printing, debugging, python

## Member repositories
- samuelcolvin/python-devtools (main) score 24

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.739373+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 2026-08-30T06:53:17.296704+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/samuelcolvin/python-devtools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.739373+00:00, sha 135c21155232)
  - homepage: https://python-devtools.helpmanual.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:52.768888+00:00, sha 4d9eb1a69687)
  - site_page: https://python-devtools.helpmanual.io/install (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:52.780552+00:00, sha 88265a1e8fbe)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/python-devtools/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:52.782849+00:00, sha 909060ab0be3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.