diff --git a/lldb/examples/python/pytracer.py b/lldb/examples/python/pytracer.py
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+import sys
+import inspect
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+class TracebackFancy:
+	def __init__(self,traceback):
+		self.t = traceback
+
+	def getFrame(self):
+		return FrameFancy(self.t.tb_frame)
+
+	def getLineNumber(self):
+		return self.t.tb_lineno
+
+	def getNext(self):
+		return TracebackFancy(self.t.tb_next)
+
+	def __str__(self):
+		if self.t == None:
+			return ""
+		str_self = "%s @ %s" % (self.getFrame().getName(), self.getLineNumber())
+		return str_self + "\n" + self.getNext().__str__()
+
+class ExceptionFancy:
+	def __init__(self,frame):
+		self.etraceback = frame.f_exc_traceback
+		self.etype = frame.exc_type
+		self.evalue = frame.f_exc_value
+
+	def __init__(self,tb,ty,va):
+		self.etraceback = tb
+		self.etype = ty
+		self.evalue = va
+
+	def getTraceback(self):
+		return TracebackFancy(self.etraceback)
+
+	def __nonzero__(self):
+		return self.etraceback != None or self.etype != None or self.evalue != None
+
+	def getType(self):
+		return str(self.etype)
+
+	def getValue(self):
+		return self.evalue
+
+class CodeFancy:
+	def __init__(self,code):
+		self.c = code
+
+	def getArgCount(self):
+		return self.c.co_argcount
+
+	def getFilename(self):
+		return self.c.co_filename
+
+	def getVariables(self):
+		return self.c.co_varnames
+
+	def getName(self):
+		return self.c.co_name
+
+class ArgsFancy:
+	def __init__(self,frame,arginfo):
+		self.f = frame
+		self.a = arginfo
+
+	def __str__(self):
+		args, varargs, kwargs = self.getArgs(), self.getVarArgs(), self.getKWArgs()
+		ret = ""
+		count = 0
+		size = len(args)
+		for arg in args:
+			ret = ret + ("%s = %s" % (arg, args[arg]))
+			count = count + 1
+			if count < size:
+				ret = ret + ", "
+		if varargs:
+			if size > 0:
+				ret = ret + " "
+			ret = ret + "varargs are " + str(varargs)
+		if kwargs:
+			if size > 0:
+				ret = ret + " "
+			ret = ret + "kwargs are " + str(kwargs)
+		return ret
+
+	def getNumArgs(wantVarargs = False, wantKWArgs=False):
+		args, varargs, keywords, values = self.a
+		size = len(args)
+		if varargs and wantVarargs:
+			size = size+len(self.getVarArgs())
+		if keywords and wantKWArgs:
+			size = size+len(self.getKWArgs())
+		return size
+
+	def getArgs(self):
+		args, _, _, values = self.a
+		argWValues = OrderedDict()
+		for arg in args:
+			argWValues[arg] = values[arg]
+		return argWValues
+
+	def getVarArgs(self):
+		_, vargs, _, _ = self.a
+		if vargs:
+			return self.f.f_locals[vargs]
+		return ()
+
+	def getKWArgs(self):
+		_, _, kwargs, _ = self.a
+		if kwargs:
+			return self.f.f_locals[kwargs]
+		return {}
+
+class FrameFancy:
+	def __init__(self,frame):
+		self.f = frame
+
+	def getCaller(self):
+		return FrameFancy(self.f.f_back)
+
+	def getLineNumber(self):
+		return self.f.f_lineno
+
+	def getCodeInformation(self):
+		return CodeFancy(self.f.f_code)
+
+	def getExceptionInfo(self):
+		return ExceptionFancy(self.f)
+
+	def getName(self):
+		return self.f.f_code.co_name
+
+	def getLocals(self):
+		return self.f.f_locals
+		
+	def getArgumentInfo(self):
+		return ArgsFancy(self.f,inspect.getargvalues(self.f))
+
+class TracerClass:
+	def callEvent(self,frame):
+		pass
+
+	def lineEvent(self,frame):
+		pass
+
+	def returnEvent(self,frame,retval):
+		pass
+
+	def exceptionEvent(self,frame,exception,value,traceback):
+		pass
+
+	def cCallEvent(self,frame,cfunct):
+		pass
+
+	def cReturnEvent(self,frame,cfunct):
+		pass
+
+	def cExceptionEvent(self,frame,cfunct):
+		pass
+
+tracer_impl = TracerClass()
+
+
+def the_tracer_entrypoint(frame,event,args):
+	if tracer_impl == None:
+		return None
+	if event == "call":
+		call_retval = tracer_impl.callEvent(FrameFancy(frame))
+		if call_retval == False:
+			return None
+		return the_tracer_entrypoint
+	elif event == "line":
+		line_retval = tracer_impl.lineEvent(FrameFancy(frame))
+		if line_retval == False:
+			return None
+		return the_tracer_entrypoint
+	elif event == "return":
+		tracer_impl.returnEvent(FrameFancy(frame),args)
+	elif event == "exception":
+		exty,exva,extb = args
+		exception_retval = tracer_impl.exceptionEvent(FrameFancy(frame),ExceptionFancy(extb,exty,exva))
+		if exception_retval == False:
+			return None
+		return the_tracer_entrypoint
+	elif event == "c_call":
+		tracer_impl.cCallEvent(FrameFancy(frame),args)
+	elif event == "c_return":
+		tracer_impl.cReturnEvent(FrameFancy(frame),args)
+	elif event == "c_exception":
+		tracer_impl.cExceptionEvent(FrameFancy(frame),args)
+	return None
+
+def enable(t=None):
+	global tracer_impl
+	if t:
+		tracer_impl = t
+	sys.settrace(the_tracer_entrypoint)
+
+def disable():
+	sys.settrace(None)
+
+class LoggingTracer:
+	def callEvent(self,frame):
+		print "call " + frame.getName() + " from " + frame.getCaller().getName() + " @ " + str(frame.getCaller().getLineNumber()) + " args are " + str(frame.getArgumentInfo())
+
+	def lineEvent(self,frame):
+		print "running " + frame.getName() + " @ " + str(frame.getLineNumber()) + " locals are " + str(frame.getLocals())
+
+	def returnEvent(self,frame,retval):
+		print "return from " + frame.getName() + " value is " + str(retval) + " locals are " + str(frame.getLocals())
+
+	def exceptionEvent(self,frame,exception):
+		print "exception %s %s raised from %s @ %s" %  (exception.getType(), str(exception.getValue()), frame.getName(), frame.getLineNumber())
+		print "tb: " + str(exception.getTraceback())
+
+def f(x,y=None):
+	if x > 0:
+		return 2 + f(x-2)
+	return 35
+
+def g(x):
+	return 1.134 / x
+
+def print_keyword_args(**kwargs):
+     # kwargs is a dict of the keyword args passed to the function
+     for key, value in kwargs.iteritems():
+         print "%s = %s" % (key, value)
+
+def total(initial=5, *numbers, **keywords):
+    count = initial
+    for number in numbers:
+        count += number
+    for key in keywords:
+        count += keywords[key]
+    return count
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	enable(LoggingTracer())
+	f(5)
+	f(5,1)
+	print_keyword_args(first_name="John", last_name="Doe")
+	total(10, 1, 2, 3, vegetables=50, fruits=100)
+	try:
+		g(0)
+	except:
+		pass
+	disable()