This patch prevents valgrind from tracing into python.exe. TODO(thestig) generalize this and submit upstream for https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218689 Index: coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-generic.c =================================================================== --- coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-generic.c (revision 10880) +++ coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-generic.c (working copy) @@ -2544,6 +2544,19 @@ VG_(nuke_all_threads_except)( tid, VgSrc_ExitThread ); VG_(reap_threads)(tid); + if (VG_(clo_trace_children)) { + Char** program_args = (Char**)ARG2; + if (program_args && program_args[0]) { + Int k = 1; + for (; program_args[k]; k++) { + if (VG_(strstr)(program_args[k], "python.exe") != NULL) { + VG_(clo_trace_children) = False; + break; + } + } + } + } + // Set up the child's exe path. // if (VG_(clo_trace_children)) {