diff --git a/eventlet/api.py b/eventlet/api.py
index 75df040..1f31e4d 100644
--- a/eventlet/api.py
+++ b/eventlet/api.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import warnings
 from eventlet.support import greenlets as greenlet
 from eventlet.hubs import get_hub as get_hub_, get_default_hub as get_default_hub_, use_hub as use_hub_
 from eventlet import greenthread
+from eventlet import debug
 
 __all__ = [
     'call_after', 'exc_after', 'getcurrent', 'get_default_hub', 'get_hub',
@@ -192,59 +193,8 @@ sleep = greenthread.sleep
 getcurrent = greenlet.getcurrent
 GreenletExit = greenlet.GreenletExit
 
-class Spew(object):
-    """
-    """
-    def __init__(self, trace_names=None, show_values=True):
-        self.trace_names = trace_names
-        self.show_values = show_values
-
-    def __call__(self, frame, event, arg):
-        if event == 'line':
-            lineno = frame.f_lineno
-            if '__file__' in frame.f_globals:
-                filename = frame.f_globals['__file__']
-                if (filename.endswith('.pyc') or
-                    filename.endswith('.pyo')):
-                    filename = filename[:-1]
-                name = frame.f_globals['__name__']
-                line = linecache.getline(filename, lineno)
-            else:
-                name = '[unknown]'
-                try:
-                    src = inspect.getsourcelines(frame)
-                    line = src[lineno]
-                except IOError:
-                    line = 'Unknown code named [%s].  VM instruction #%d' % (
-                        frame.f_code.co_name, frame.f_lasti)
-            if self.trace_names is None or name in self.trace_names:
-                print '%s:%s: %s' % (name, lineno, line.rstrip())
-                if not self.show_values:
-                    return self
-                details = '\t'
-                tokens = line.translate(
-                    string.maketrans(' ,.()', '\0' * 5)).split('\0')
-                for tok in tokens:
-                    if tok in frame.f_globals:
-                        details += '%s=%r ' % (tok, frame.f_globals[tok])
-                    if tok in frame.f_locals:
-                        details += '%s=%r ' % (tok, frame.f_locals[tok])
-                if details.strip():
-                    print details
-        return self
-
-
-def spew(trace_names=None, show_values=False):
-    """Install a trace hook which writes incredibly detailed logs
-    about what code is being executed to stdout.
-    """
-    sys.settrace(Spew(trace_names, show_values))
-
-
-def unspew():
-    """Remove the trace hook installed by spew.
-    """
-    sys.settrace(None)
+spew = debug.spew
+unspew = debug.unspew
 
 
 def named(name):
diff --git a/eventlet/debug.py b/eventlet/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e86eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eventlet/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""The debug module contains utilities and functions for better 
+debugging Eventlet-powered applications."""
+
+__all__ = ['spew', 'unspew']
+
+
+class Spew(object):
+    """
+    """
+    def __init__(self, trace_names=None, show_values=True):
+        self.trace_names = trace_names
+        self.show_values = show_values
+
+    def __call__(self, frame, event, arg):
+        if event == 'line':
+            lineno = frame.f_lineno
+            if '__file__' in frame.f_globals:
+                filename = frame.f_globals['__file__']
+                if (filename.endswith('.pyc') or
+                    filename.endswith('.pyo')):
+                    filename = filename[:-1]
+                name = frame.f_globals['__name__']
+                line = linecache.getline(filename, lineno)
+            else:
+                name = '[unknown]'
+                try:
+                    src = inspect.getsourcelines(frame)
+                    line = src[lineno]
+                except IOError:
+                    line = 'Unknown code named [%s].  VM instruction #%d' % (
+                        frame.f_code.co_name, frame.f_lasti)
+            if self.trace_names is None or name in self.trace_names:
+                print '%s:%s: %s' % (name, lineno, line.rstrip())
+                if not self.show_values:
+                    return self
+                details = '\t'
+                tokens = line.translate(
+                    string.maketrans(' ,.()', '\0' * 5)).split('\0')
+                for tok in tokens:
+                    if tok in frame.f_globals:
+                        details += '%s=%r ' % (tok, frame.f_globals[tok])
+                    if tok in frame.f_locals:
+                        details += '%s=%r ' % (tok, frame.f_locals[tok])
+                if details.strip():
+                    print details
+        return self
+
+
+def spew(trace_names=None, show_values=False):
+    """Install a trace hook which writes incredibly detailed logs
+    about what code is being executed to stdout.
+    """
+    sys.settrace(Spew(trace_names, show_values))
+
+
+def unspew():
+    """Remove the trace hook installed by spew.
+    """
+    sys.settrace(None)
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