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-rwxr-xr-xLib/pdb.py6
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_pdb.py5
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index d1a74bb..366a85b 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -1638,9 +1638,11 @@ def help():
pydoc.pager(__doc__)
_usage = """\
-usage: pdb.py [-c command] ... pyfile [arg] ...
+usage: pdb.py [-c command] ... [-m module | pyfile] [arg] ...
-Debug the Python program given by pyfile.
+Debug the Python program given by pyfile. Alternatively,
+an executable module or package to debug can be specified using
+the -m switch.
Initial commands are read from .pdbrc files in your home directory
and in the current directory, if they exist. Commands supplied with
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
index 0cd235e..85b47d5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
@@ -1182,7 +1182,10 @@ class PdbTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
quit
"""
stdout, stderr = self._run_pdb(["-m", "pdb"], commands)
- self.assertIn("Debug the Python program given by pyfile.", stdout.splitlines())
+ self.assertIn(
+ pdb._usage,
+ stdout.replace('\r', '') # remove \r for windows
+ )
def test_module_without_a_main(self):
module_name = 't_main'