Meador Inge <mead...@gmail.com> added the comment: Normally a test case is needed. I tried the following:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py --- a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py @@ -595,6 +595,25 @@ def test_pdb_run_with_code_object(): (Pdb) continue """ +def test_pdb_continue_in_thread(): + """Testing the ability to continue from a non-main thread. + + >>> import threading + >>> + >>> def start_pdb(): + ... import pdb + ... pdb.Pdb().set_trace() + ... x = 1 + ... y = 1 + ... + + >>> with PdbTestInput(['continue']): + ... t = threading.Thread(target=start_pdb) + ... t.start() + > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_continue_in_thread[1]>(4)start_pdb() + -> x = 1 + (Pdb) continue +""" but 'doctests' doesn't seem to play nicely with threading. The pdb testsuite fails with: [meadori@motherbrain cpython]$ ./python -m test test_pdb [1/1] test_pdb ********************************************************************** File "/home/meadori/code/python/cpython/Lib/test/test_pdb.py", line 610, in test.test_pdb.test_pdb_continue_in_thread Failed example: with PdbTestInput(['continue']): t = threading.Thread(target=start_pdb) t.start() Expected: > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_continue_in_thread[1]>(4)start_pdb() -> x = 1 (Pdb) continue Got nothing ********************************************************************** File "/home/meadori/code/python/cpython/Lib/test/test_pdb.py", line 34, in test.test_pdb.test_pdb_displayhook Failed example: def test_function(foo, bar): import pdb; pdb.Pdb(nosigint=True).set_trace() pass Expected nothing Got: > <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_continue_in_thread[1]>(4)start_pdb() Exception in thread Thread-1: It looks like the output is going to the wrong test. Anyone else have test ideas? If not, then I guess it is OK to commit as is. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue13120> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com