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AI Stacktrace Explainer

A Python automation tool that takes stack traces from error logs and uses AI to generate detailed explanations for the cause of the error, along with suggestions for resolution. Ideal for developers debugging unfamiliar codebases.

What It Does

  • Reads stack traces from a file or standard input.
  • Uses OpenAI's GPT-4 model to explain the stack trace.
  • Outputs the explanation to the console or saves it to a file.

Installation

  • Python 3.7+
  • openai package
  • pygments package

Install the required packages using pip:

pip install openai pygments

Usage

Command-Line Arguments

  • --tracefile: Path to a file containing the stack trace.
  • --output: Optional path to save the explanation output.

Examples

1. Read stack trace from a file and print explanation to the console:

python ai_stacktrace_explainer.py --tracefile error_log.txt

2. Read stack trace from a file and save explanation to a file:

python ai_stacktrace_explainer.py --tracefile error_log.txt --output explanation.txt

3. Pipe a stack trace to the script and print explanation to the console:

cat error_log.txt | python ai_stacktrace_explainer.py

Source Code

import argparse
import sys
import os
from openai import ChatCompletion
from pygments import highlight
from pygments.lexers import PythonLexer
from pygments.formatters import TerminalFormatter

def parse_arguments():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="AI Stacktrace Explainer: Analyze stack traces and provide explanations with resolution suggestions."
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        '--tracefile',
        type=str,
        help='Path to a file containing the stack trace.',
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        '--output',
        type=str,
        help='Optional path to save the explanation output.',
    )
    return parser.parse_args()

def read_stack_trace(tracefile):
    if not os.path.exists(tracefile):
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"The file '{tracefile}' does not exist.")
    with open(tracefile, 'r') as file:
        return file.read()

def explain_stack_trace(stack_trace):
    """Use OpenAI's API to explain the stack trace."""
    try:
        import openai
        openai.api_key = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')
        if not openai.api_key:
            raise ValueError("OpenAI API key is not set. Please set the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.")

        response = ChatCompletion.create(
            model="gpt-4",
            messages=[
                {"role": "system", "content": "You are an expert Python developer who explains stack traces."},
                {"role": "user", "content": f"Please explain the following Python stack trace and provide suggestions to fix it:\n{stack_trace}"}
            ]
        )
        return response['choices'][0]['message']['content']
    except Exception as e:
        return f"Error while communicating with OpenAI API: {e}"

def main():
    args = parse_arguments()

    if args.tracefile:
        try:
            stack_trace = read_stack_trace(args.tracefile)
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Error reading stack trace file: {e}")
            sys.exit(1)
    else:
        if sys.stdin.isatty():
            print("Error: No input provided. Use --tracefile or pipe a stack trace to the script.")
            sys.exit(1)
        stack_trace = sys.stdin.read()

    explanation = explain_stack_trace(stack_trace)

    if args.output:
        try:
            with open(args.output, 'w') as output_file:
                output_file.write(explanation)
            print(f"Explanation saved to {args.output}")
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Error saving explanation to file: {e}")
            sys.exit(1)
    else:
        print("\nExplanation:")
        print(highlight(explanation, PythonLexer(), TerminalFormatter()))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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Tool Name
ai_stacktrace_explainer
Category
AI Code Debugging Tools
Generated
March 30, 2026
Tests
Passing โœ…
Fix Loops
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Quick Install

Clone just this tool:

git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse \
  https://github.com/ptulin/autoaiforge.git
cd autoaiforge
git sparse-checkout set generated_tools/2026-03-30/ai_stacktrace_explainer
cd generated_tools/2026-03-30/ai_stacktrace_explainer
pip install -r requirements.txt 2>/dev/null || true
python ai_stacktrace_explainer.py
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