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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2009-05-05 09:00:19 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2009-05-05 09:00:19 (GMT)
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svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk ........ r72322 | georg.brandl | 2009-05-05 10:54:11 +0200 (Di, 05 Mai 2009) | 1 line #5142: add module skipping feature to pdb. ........
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/pdb.rst53
-rw-r--r--Lib/bdb.py13
-rwxr-xr-xLib/pdb.py4
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_pdb.py99
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS2
5 files changed, 164 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/pdb.rst b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
index 63ade97..0b29c2c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pdb.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
.. _debugger:
:mod:`pdb` --- The Python Debugger
@@ -50,7 +49,16 @@ after normal exit of the program), pdb will restart the program. Automatic
restarting preserves pdb's state (such as breakpoints) and in most cases is more
useful than quitting the debugger upon program's exit.
-Typical usage to inspect a crashed program is::
+The typical usage to break into the debugger from a running program is to
+insert ::
+
+ import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
+
+at the location you want to break into the debugger. You can then step through
+the code following this statement, and continue running without debugger using
+the ``c`` command.
+
+The typical usage to inspect a crashed program is::
>>> import pdb
>>> import mymodule
@@ -67,10 +75,10 @@ Typical usage to inspect a crashed program is::
-> print(spam)
(Pdb)
+
The module defines the following functions; each enters the debugger in a
slightly different way:
-
.. function:: run(statement[, globals[, locals]])
Execute the *statement* (given as a string) under debugger control. The
@@ -113,7 +121,38 @@ slightly different way:
.. function:: pm()
- Enter post-mortem debugging of the traceback found in ``sys.last_traceback``.
+ Enter post-mortem debugging of the traceback found in
+ :data:`sys.last_traceback`.
+
+
+The ``run_*`` functions and :func:`set_trace` are aliases for instantiating the
+:class:`Pdb` class and calling the method of the same name. If you want to
+access further features, you have to do this yourself:
+
+.. class:: Pdb(completekey='tab', stdin=None, stdout=None, skip=None)
+
+ :class:`Pdb` is the debugger class.
+
+ The *completekey*, *stdin* and *stdout* arguments are passed to the
+ underlying :class:`cmd.Cmd` class; see the description there.
+
+ The *skip* argument, if given, must be an iterable of glob-style module name
+ patterns. The debugger will not step into frames that originate in a module
+ that matches one of these patterns. [1]_
+
+ Example call to enable tracing with *skip*::
+
+ import pdb; pdb.Pdb(skip=['django.*']).set_trace()
+
+ .. versionadded:: 2.7
+ The *skip* argument.
+
+ .. method:: run(statement[, globals[, locals]])
+ runeval(expression[, globals[, locals]])
+ runcall(function[, argument, ...])
+ set_trace()
+
+ See the documentation for the functions explained above.
.. _debugger-commands:
@@ -336,3 +375,9 @@ run [*args* ...]
q(uit)
Quit from the debugger. The program being executed is aborted.
+
+
+.. rubric:: Footnotes
+
+.. [1] Whether a frame is considered to originate in a certain module
+ is determined by the ``__name__`` in the frame globals.
diff --git a/Lib/bdb.py b/Lib/bdb.py
index 6dc54ed..3b4f991 100644
--- a/Lib/bdb.py
+++ b/Lib/bdb.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
"""Debugger basics"""
+import fnmatch
import sys
import os
import types
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ class Bdb:
The standard debugger class (pdb.Pdb) is an example.
"""
- def __init__(self):
+ def __init__(self, skip=None):
+ self.skip = set(skip) if skip else None
self.breaks = {}
self.fncache = {}
@@ -94,9 +96,18 @@ class Bdb:
# methods, but they may if they want to redefine the
# definition of stopping and breakpoints.
+ def is_skipped_module(self, module_name):
+ for pattern in self.skip:
+ if fnmatch.fnmatch(module_name, pattern):
+ return True
+ return False
+
def stop_here(self, frame):
# (CT) stopframe may now also be None, see dispatch_call.
# (CT) the former test for None is therefore removed from here.
+ if self.skip and \
+ self.is_skipped_module(frame.f_globals.get('__name__')):
+ return False
if frame is self.stopframe:
return frame.f_lineno >= self.stoplineno
while frame is not None and frame is not self.stopframe:
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 22fc4c5..c9c66c5 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ line_prefix = '\n-> ' # Probably a better default
class Pdb(bdb.Bdb, cmd.Cmd):
- def __init__(self, completekey='tab', stdin=None, stdout=None):
- bdb.Bdb.__init__(self)
+ def __init__(self, completekey='tab', stdin=None, stdout=None, skip=None):
+ bdb.Bdb.__init__(self, skip=skip)
cmd.Cmd.__init__(self, completekey, stdin, stdout)
if stdout:
self.use_rawinput = 0
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcd4853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# A test suite for pdb; at the moment, this only validates skipping of
+# specified test modules (RFE #5142).
+
+import imp
+import os
+import sys
+import doctest
+import tempfile
+
+from test import support
+# This little helper class is essential for testing pdb under doctest.
+from test.test_doctest import _FakeInput
+
+
+def test_pdb_skip_modules():
+ """This illustrates the simple case of module skipping.
+
+ >>> def skip_module():
+ ... import string
+ ... import pdb; pdb.Pdb(skip=['stri*']).set_trace()
+ ... string.capwords('FOO')
+ >>> real_stdin = sys.stdin
+ >>> sys.stdin = _FakeInput([
+ ... 'step',
+ ... 'continue',
+ ... ])
+
+ >>> try:
+ ... skip_module()
+ ... finally:
+ ... sys.stdin = real_stdin
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules[0]>(4)skip_module()
+ -> string.capwords('FOO')
+ (Pdb) step
+ --Return--
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules[0]>(4)skip_module()->None
+ -> string.capwords('FOO')
+ (Pdb) continue
+"""
+
+
+# Module for testing skipping of module that makes a callback
+mod = imp.new_module('module_to_skip')
+exec('def foo_pony(callback): x = 1; callback(); return None', mod.__dict__)
+
+
+def test_pdb_skip_modules_with_callback():
+ """This illustrates skipping of modules that call into other code.
+
+ >>> def skip_module():
+ ... def callback():
+ ... return None
+ ... import pdb;pdb.Pdb(skip=['module_to_skip*']).set_trace()
+ ... mod.foo_pony(callback)
+ >>> real_stdin = sys.stdin
+ >>> sys.stdin = _FakeInput([
+ ... 'step',
+ ... 'step',
+ ... 'step',
+ ... 'step',
+ ... 'step',
+ ... 'continue',
+ ... ])
+
+ >>> try:
+ ... skip_module()
+ ... finally:
+ ... sys.stdin = real_stdin
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules_with_callback[0]>(5)skip_module()
+ -> mod.foo_pony(callback)
+ (Pdb) step
+ --Call--
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules_with_callback[0]>(2)callback()
+ -> def callback():
+ (Pdb) step
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules_with_callback[0]>(3)callback()
+ -> return None
+ (Pdb) step
+ --Return--
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules_with_callback[0]>(3)callback()->None
+ -> return None
+ (Pdb) step
+ --Return--
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules_with_callback[0]>(5)skip_module()->None
+ -> mod.foo_pony(callback)
+ (Pdb) step
+ > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_skip_modules_with_callback[3]>(4)<module>()
+ -> sys.stdin = real_stdin
+ (Pdb) continue
+"""
+
+
+def test_main():
+ from test import test_pdb
+ support.run_doctest(test_pdb, verbosity=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ test_main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8edd845..d388be1 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ Installation
Library
-------
+- Issue #5142: Add the ability to skip modules while stepping to pdb.
+
- Issue #1309567: Fix linecache behavior of stripping subdirectories when
looking for files given by a relative filename.