---
name: "pytrainer"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "pytrainer"
version: "2.2.1-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pytrainer/7"
---

# pytrainer(7)

sport activity logging tool

## NAME

pytrainer - sport activity logging tool

## SYNOPSIS

pytrainer \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

pytrainer is a tool to log all sport excursions coming from GPS devices (with a focus on Forerunner) or GPX (http://www.topografix.com) files. \
 Pytrainer supports GPS track files and displays it in graphs, maps...

## OPTIONS

- \-h, --help

  show this help message and exit

- \-d, --debug

  enable logging at debug level

- \-i, --info

  enable logging at info level

- \-w, --warn

  enable logging at warning level

- \--valid

  enable validation of files imported by plugins (details at info or debug logging level) - note plugin must support validation

- \--check

  triggers database (only sqlite based) and configuration file sanity checks, adding fields if necessary. Backup of database is done before any change. Details at info or debug logging level\

- \--oldgraph

  Turn off new graphing approach

- \--newgraph

  Deprecated option: turn on new graphing approach

- \--confdir=CONF\_DIR

  Specify the directory where application configuration will be stored.

- \--logtype=TYPE

  Specify where logging should be output to. TYPE is one of 'file' (default), or 'console'.

## EXAMPLES

- pytrainer

  starts pytrainer with log level set to ERROR

- pytrainer -d

  starts pytrainer with log level set to DEBUG (troubleshooting)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was originally written by Braulio Valdivielso \<brlvldvlsmrtnz@gmail.com\> and polished by Christian Perrier \<bubulle@debian.org\>. Detailed information and further changes by David García Granda \<dgranda@gmail.com\>.

For more information please check 'Credits' in 'About' menu.

Thanks to everyone who contributes and supports pytrainer.

## SEE ALSO

Project web site: https://github.com/pytrainer/pytrainer\
 Distribution list: pytrainer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net