https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c240c2d88a080fc3c68c220aa81062cf5f130ab9 commit: c240c2d88a080fc3c68c220aa81062cf5f130ab9 branch: main author: donBarbos <donbar...@proton.me> committer: gaogaotiantian <gaogaotiant...@hotmail.com> date: 2025-03-09T11:55:23-04:00 summary:
gh-130160: use `.. program::` directive for documenting `pdb` CLI (#130996) files: M Doc/library/pdb.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/pdb.rst b/Doc/library/pdb.rst index b31625e6b0082f..1c92398677d048 100644 --- a/Doc/library/pdb.rst +++ b/Doc/library/pdb.rst @@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ The debugger's prompt is ``(Pdb)``, which is the indicator that you are in debug arguments of the ``p`` command. +.. program:: pdb + You can also invoke :mod:`pdb` from the command line to debug other scripts. For example:: - python -m pdb myscript.py + python -m pdb [-c command] (-m module | pyfile) [args ...] When invoked as a module, pdb will automatically enter post-mortem debugging if the program being debugged exits abnormally. After post-mortem debugging (or @@ -86,14 +88,21 @@ after normal exit of the program), pdb will restart the program. Automatic restarting preserves pdb's state (such as breakpoints) and in most cases is more useful than quitting the debugger upon program's exit. -.. versionchanged:: 3.2 - Added the ``-c`` option to execute commands as if given - in a :file:`.pdbrc` file; see :ref:`debugger-commands`. +.. option:: -c, --command <command> -.. versionchanged:: 3.7 - Added the ``-m`` option to execute modules similar to the way - ``python -m`` does. As with a script, the debugger will pause execution just - before the first line of the module. + To execute commands as if given in a :file:`.pdbrc` file; see + :ref:`debugger-commands`. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.2 + Added the ``-c`` option. + +.. option:: -m <module> + + To execute modules similar to the way ``python -m`` does. As with a script, + the debugger will pause execution just before the first line of the module. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.7 + Added the ``-m`` option. Typical usage to execute a statement under control of the debugger is:: _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- python-checkins@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-checkins-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-checkins.python.org/ Member address: arch...@mail-archive.com