Winpdb is a remote Python debugger originally created by Nir Aides in 2005.[1] It has been maintained by Philippe Fremy since March 30, 2018 as a fork called Winpdb-reborn licensed under GNU GPLv2+. The project is currently stopped.[2][3]

Description

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According to the archived Winpdb website, "Winpdb is a platform independent GPL Python debugger with support for multiple threads, namespace modification, embedded debugging, encrypted communication and is up to 20 times faster than pdb."[1][3]

The only dependency needed is wxPython for the GUI as Winpdb acts as a front end to the text-based RPDB2. Winpdb can run on Linux, Windows, and MacOS.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Winpdb - A Platform Independent Python Debugger » About". winpdb.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  2. ^ "Client Challenge". pypi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  3. ^ a b F, Philippe (2025-06-05), bluebird75/winpdb, retrieved 2025-11-28
  4. ^ "Norm Matloff's Introduction to the Winpdb Python Debugging Tool (not just for Windows!)". heather.cs.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-28.