[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

Change by STINNER Victor : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +18324 stage: -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/18975 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

Fabio Zadrozny added the comment: Maybe better would be the thread id so that the tstate structure is not needed there. -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

Fabio Zadrozny added the comment: >> Note: currently there is a way to achieve that by pausing all the threads >> then selectively switching to a thread to make it current and setting the >> tracing function using the C-API (see: >>

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

Fabio Zadrozny added the comment: I'd like to, but it only sets the tracing to the currently running thread (the request is for setting the tracing for other threads). Just for info, the problem I'm solving is that the debugger is multi-threaded, but the user can start the code without any

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

STINNER Victor added the comment: > Note: currently there is a way to achieve that by pausing all the threads > then selectively switching to a thread to make it current and setting the > tracing function using the C-API (see: >

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

STINNER Victor added the comment: Can't you use PyEval_SetTrace()? https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/init.html#c.PyEval_SetTrace -- nosy: +vstinner ___ Python tracker ___

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

Fabio Zadrozny added the comment: As a note, the workaround is now in https://github.com/fabioz/PyDev.Debugger/blob/pydev_debugger_1_9_0/pydevd_attach_to_process/common/py_settrace_37.hpp#L150 -- ___ Python tracker

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

New submission from Fabio Zadrozny : Right now it's hard for debuggers to set the tracing function to be used for running threads. This would be really handy for debuggers when attaching to a running program to debug all threads. -- Note: currently there is a way to achieve that by pausing

[issue35370] Provide API to set the tracing function to be used for running threads.

Change by Fabio Zadrozny : -- type: -> enhancement ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: