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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/pdb.rst13
-rwxr-xr-xLib/pdb.py4
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/pdb.rst b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
index 4befa4c..b85afde 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pdb.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ Typical usage to inspect a crashed program is::
File "./mymodule.py", line 4, in test
test2()
File "./mymodule.py", line 3, in test2
- print spam
+ print(spam)
NameError: spam
>>> pdb.pm()
> ./mymodule.py(3)test2()
- -> print spam
+ -> print(spam)
(Pdb)
The module defines the following functions; each enters the debugger in a
@@ -283,14 +283,9 @@ l(ist) [*first*\ [, *last*]]
a(rgs)
Print the argument list of the current function.
-p *expression*
+p(rint) *expression*
Evaluate the *expression* in the current context and print its value.
- .. note::
-
- ``print`` can also be used, but is not a debugger command --- this executes the
- Python :keyword:`print` statement.
-
pp *expression*
Like the ``p`` command, except the value of the expression is pretty-printed
using the :mod:`pprint` module.
@@ -312,7 +307,7 @@ alias [*name* [command]]
:file:`.pdbrc` file)::
#Print instance variables (usage "pi classInst")
- alias pi for k in %1.__dict__.keys(): print "%1.",k,"=",%1.__dict__[k]
+ alias pi for k in %1.__dict__.keys(): print("%1.",k,"=",%1.__dict__[k])
#Print instance variables in self
alias ps pi self
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 3bbf76b..8a52778 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ class Pdb(bdb.Bdb, cmd.Cmd):
print(repr(self._getval(arg)), file=self.stdout)
except:
pass
+ # make "print" an alias of "p" since print isn't a Python statement anymore
+ do_print = do_p
def do_pp(self, arg):
try:
@@ -1009,7 +1011,7 @@ if the second argument is less than the first, it is a count.""", file=self.stdo
Print the arguments of the current function.""", file=self.stdout)
def help_p(self):
- print("""p expression
+ print("""p(rint) expression
Print the value of the expression.""", file=self.stdout)
def help_pp(self):