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diff --git a/Lib/pdb.doc b/Lib/pdb.doc index 0ae4c0e..c92b572 100644 --- a/Lib/pdb.doc +++ b/Lib/pdb.doc @@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ To use the debugger in its simplest form: The debugger's prompt is '(Pdb) '. This will stop in the first function call in <a statement>. +Alternatively, if a statement terminated with an unhandled exception, +you can use pdb's post-mortem facility to inspect the contents of the +traceback: + + >>> <a statement> + <exception traceback> + >>> import pdb + >>> pdb.pm() + The commands recognized by the debugger are listed in the next section. Most can be abbreviated as indicated; e.g., h(elp) means that 'help' can be typed as 'h' or 'help' (but not as 'he' or 'hel', |