---
name: "runsnake"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "runsnakerun"
version: "2.0.5-3"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/runsnake"
---

# runsnake(1)

GUI utility for Python profiling

## NAME

runsnake - GUI utility for Python profiling

## SYNOPSIS

**runsnake** \[file\]*...*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **runsnake** command.

**runsnake** creates a visual map of the profile data gathered by the Profile and cProfile Python modules.

## OPTIONS

**runsnake** has no options.

## USAGE

Gather profiling data by running your Python script as in:\
 **python** -m cProfile -o \<outputfilename\> \<script-name\> \<options\>

Run **runsnake** on the output file:\
 **runsnake** \<outputfilename\>\
 or open the output file from the GUI menu.

More detailed documentation is available at\
 *http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/runsnakerun/*

## AUTHOR

runsnake was written by Mike C. Fletcher \<mcfletch@vrplumber.com\>.

This manual page was written by Federico Ceratto \<federico.ceratto@gmail.com\> for the Debian project and may be used by others.