[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Is there a way to temporarily halt execution of a script (without using > a debugger) and have it put you in an interactive session where you > have access to the locals?
Here's what I was able to do using the Extended Python debugger. http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/pydb/. I'm sure there's a similar (if not even simpler) way to do this in the stock debugger; but I'll let others suggest that ;-) First add this routine: def call_debugger(): from pydbdisp import Display, DisplayNode import pydb, inspect, sys try: raise Exception except: frame=inspect.currentframe() p = pydb.Pdb() p.reset() p.display = Display() p._program_sys_argv = list(sys.argv) p.interaction(frame, sys.exc_traceback) And then call it from your program as you indicated below for "magic_breakpoint()". For "magic_resume()" just issue "quit" "continue" or give a termanal EOF. That the above routine is so long suggests some initialization probably should be moved around. And in a future release (if there is one), I'll consider adding something like the above routine. And possibly resume? For example: > > >>> def a(): > ... x = 1 > ... magic_breakpoint() > ... y = 1 > ... print "got here" > ... > >>> a() > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > File "<stdin>", line 3, in a > File "<stdin>", line 2, in magic_breakpoint > >>> x > 1 > >>> y > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > NameError: name 'y' is not defined > >>> magic_resume() > got here > >>> x > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > NameError: name 'x' is not defined -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
