Add execution trace option to UTM #3
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[WIP] Add execution trace option to UTM
Add execution trace option to UTM
Dec 25, 2025
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Adds a
--traceflag to the Universal Turing Machine simulator for step-by-step execution visibility.Changes
--traceargument to enable execution tracingrun()method with optionaltraceparameter that prints state transitions, tape contents, and head position at each stepUsage
python3 utm.py machines/incrementer.json --tape "1" --max-steps 10 --traceOutputs each transition showing current state, symbol read, symbol written, head movement, and next state.
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