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  <section id="module-bdb">
<span id="bdb-debugger-framework"></span><h1><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bdb</span></code> — Debugger framework<a class="headerlink" href="#module-bdb" title="Link to this heading"></a></h1>
<p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="extlink-source reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/main/Lib/bdb.py">Lib/bdb.py</a></p>
<hr class="docutils" />
<p>The <code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bdb</span></code> module handles basic debugger functions, like setting breakpoints
or managing execution via the debugger.</p>
<p>The following exception is defined:</p>
<dl class="py exception">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.BdbQuit">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">exception</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">bdb.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">BdbQuit</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.BdbQuit" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Exception raised by the <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb" title="bdb.Bdb"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Bdb</span></code></a> class for quitting the debugger.</p>
</dd></dl>

<p>The <code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bdb</span></code> module also defines two classes:</p>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">bdb.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">self</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">line</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">temporary</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">cond</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">funcname</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>This class implements temporary breakpoints, ignore counts, disabling and
(re-)enabling, and conditionals.</p>
<p>Breakpoints are indexed by number through a list called <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber" title="bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bpbynumber</span></code></a>
and by <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">(file,</span> <span class="pre">line)</span></code> pairs through <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bplist" title="bdb.Breakpoint.bplist"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bplist</span></code></a>.  The former points to
a single instance of class <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code>.  The latter points to a list
of such instances since there may be more than one breakpoint per line.</p>
<p>When creating a breakpoint, its associated <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.file" title="bdb.Breakpoint.file"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">file</span> <span class="pre">name</span></code></a> should
be in canonical form.  If a <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.funcname" title="bdb.Breakpoint.funcname"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">funcname</span></code></a> is defined, a breakpoint
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.hits" title="bdb.Breakpoint.hits"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">hit</span></code></a> will be counted when the first line of that function is
executed.  A <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.cond" title="bdb.Breakpoint.cond"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">conditional</span></code></a> breakpoint always counts a
<code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">hit</span></code>.</p>
<p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> instances have the following methods:</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.deleteMe">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">deleteMe</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.deleteMe" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Delete the breakpoint from the list associated to a file/line.  If it is
the last breakpoint in that position, it also deletes the entry for the
file/line.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.enable">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">enable</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.enable" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the breakpoint as enabled.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.disable">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">disable</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.disable" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Mark the breakpoint as disabled.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.bpformat">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">bpformat</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bpformat" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return a string with all the information about the breakpoint, nicely
formatted:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p>Breakpoint number.</p></li>
<li><p>Temporary status (del or keep).</p></li>
<li><p>File/line position.</p></li>
<li><p>Break condition.</p></li>
<li><p>Number of times to ignore.</p></li>
<li><p>Number of times hit.</p></li>
</ul>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.2.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.bpprint">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">bpprint</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">out</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bpprint" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Print the output of <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bpformat" title="bdb.Breakpoint.bpformat"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bpformat()</span></code></a> to the file <em>out</em>, or if it is
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>, to standard output.</p>
</dd></dl>

<p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> instances have the following attributes:</p>
<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.file">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">file</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.file" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>File name of the <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.line">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">line</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.line" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Line number of the <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> within <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.file" title="bdb.Breakpoint.file"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">file</span></code></a>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.temporary">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">temporary</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.temporary" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> at (file, line) is temporary.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.cond">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">cond</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.cond" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Condition for evaluating a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> at (file, line).</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.funcname">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">funcname</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.funcname" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Function name that defines whether a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> is hit upon
entering the function.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.enabled">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">enabled</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.enabled" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> is enabled.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">bpbynumber</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Numeric index for a single instance of a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.bplist">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">bplist</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bplist" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Dictionary of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> instances indexed by
(<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.file" title="bdb.Breakpoint.file"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">file</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.line" title="bdb.Breakpoint.line"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">line</span></code></a>) tuples.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.ignore">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ignore</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.ignore" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Number of times to ignore a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py attribute">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Breakpoint.hits">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">hits</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.hits" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Count of the number of times a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code> has been hit.</p>
</dd></dl>

</dd></dl>

<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">bdb.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Bdb</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">skip</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">backend</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'settrace'</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>The <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Bdb</span></code> class acts as a generic Python debugger base class.</p>
<p>This class takes care of the details of the trace facility; a derived class
should implement user interaction.  The standard debugger class
(<a class="reference internal" href="pdb.html#pdb.Pdb" title="pdb.Pdb"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pdb.Pdb</span></code></a>) is an example.</p>
<p>The <em>skip</em> argument, if given, must be an iterable of glob-style
module name patterns.  The debugger will not step into frames that
originate in a module that matches one of these patterns. Whether a
frame is considered to originate in a certain module is determined
by the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__name__</span></code> in the frame globals.</p>
<p>The <em>backend</em> argument specifies the backend to use for <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Bdb</span></code>. It
can be either <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'settrace'</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'monitoring'</span></code>. <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'settrace'</span></code> uses
<a class="reference internal" href="sys.html#sys.settrace" title="sys.settrace"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">sys.settrace()</span></code></a> which has the best backward compatibility. The
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'monitoring'</span></code> backend uses the new <a class="reference internal" href="sys.monitoring.html#module-sys.monitoring" title="sys.monitoring: Access and control event monitoring"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">sys.monitoring</span></code></a> that was
introduced in Python 3.12, which can be much more efficient because it
can disable unused events. We are trying to keep the exact interfaces
for both backends, but there are some differences. The debugger developers
are encouraged to use the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'monitoring'</span></code> backend to achieve better
performance.</p>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.1: </span>Added the <em>skip</em> parameter.</p>
</div>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.14: </span>Added the <em>backend</em> parameter.</p>
</div>
<p>The following methods of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Bdb</span></code> normally don’t need to be overridden.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.canonic">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">canonic</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">filename</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.canonic" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return canonical form of <em>filename</em>.</p>
<p>For real file names, the canonical form is an operating-system-dependent,
<a class="reference internal" href="os.path.html#os.path.normcase" title="os.path.normcase"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">case-normalized</span></code></a> <a class="reference internal" href="os.path.html#os.path.abspath" title="os.path.abspath"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">absolute</span> <span class="pre">path</span></code></a>. A <em>filename</em> with angle brackets, such as <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">&quot;&lt;stdin&gt;&quot;</span></code>
generated in interactive mode, is returned unchanged.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.start_trace">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_trace</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">self</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.start_trace" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Start tracing. For <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'settrace'</span></code> backend, this method is equivalent to
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">sys.settrace(self.trace_dispatch)</span></code></p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.14.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.stop_trace">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">stop_trace</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">self</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.stop_trace" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Stop tracing. For <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'settrace'</span></code> backend, this method is equivalent to
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">sys.settrace(None)</span></code></p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.14.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.reset">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">reset</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.reset" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Set the <code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">botframe</span></code>, <code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">stopframe</span></code>, <code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">returnframe</span></code> and
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_quit" title="bdb.Bdb.set_quit"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quitting</span></code></a> attributes with values ready to start debugging.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">trace_dispatch</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">arg</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>This function is installed as the trace function of debugged frames.  Its
return value is the new trace function (in most cases, that is, itself).</p>
<p>The default implementation decides how to dispatch a frame, depending on
the type of event (passed as a string) that is about to be executed.
<em>event</em> can be one of the following:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">&quot;line&quot;</span></code>: A new line of code is going to be executed.</p></li>
<li><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">&quot;call&quot;</span></code>: A function is about to be called, or another code block
entered.</p></li>
<li><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">&quot;return&quot;</span></code>: A function or other code block is about to return.</p></li>
<li><p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">&quot;exception&quot;</span></code>: An exception has occurred.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>For all the events, specialized functions (see below) are called.</p>
<p>The <em>arg</em> parameter depends on the previous event.</p>
<p>See the documentation for <a class="reference internal" href="sys.html#sys.settrace" title="sys.settrace"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">sys.settrace()</span></code></a> for more information on the
trace function.  For more information on code and frame objects, refer to
<a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#types"><span class="std std-ref">The standard type hierarchy</span></a>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_line">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">dispatch_line</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_line" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>If the debugger should stop on the current line, invoke the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_line" title="bdb.Bdb.user_line"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_line()</span></code></a> method (which should be overridden in subclasses).
Raise a <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.BdbQuit" title="bdb.BdbQuit"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">BdbQuit</span></code></a> exception if the <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_quit" title="bdb.Bdb.set_quit"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quitting</span></code></a> flag is set
(which can be set from <code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_line()</span></code>).  Return a reference to the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch" title="bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">trace_dispatch()</span></code></a> method for further tracing in that scope.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_call">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">dispatch_call</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">arg</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_call" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>If the debugger should stop on this function call, invoke the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_call" title="bdb.Bdb.user_call"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_call()</span></code></a> method (which should be overridden in subclasses).
Raise a <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.BdbQuit" title="bdb.BdbQuit"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">BdbQuit</span></code></a> exception if the <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_quit" title="bdb.Bdb.set_quit"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quitting</span></code></a> flag is set
(which can be set from <code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_call()</span></code>).  Return a reference to the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch" title="bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">trace_dispatch()</span></code></a> method for further tracing in that scope.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_return">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">dispatch_return</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">arg</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_return" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>If the debugger should stop on this function return, invoke the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_return" title="bdb.Bdb.user_return"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_return()</span></code></a> method (which should be overridden in subclasses).
Raise a <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.BdbQuit" title="bdb.BdbQuit"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">BdbQuit</span></code></a> exception if the <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_quit" title="bdb.Bdb.set_quit"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quitting</span></code></a> flag is set
(which can be set from <code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_return()</span></code>).  Return a reference to the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch" title="bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">trace_dispatch()</span></code></a> method for further tracing in that scope.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_exception">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">dispatch_exception</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">arg</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_exception" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>If the debugger should stop at this exception, invokes the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_exception" title="bdb.Bdb.user_exception"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_exception()</span></code></a> method (which should be overridden in subclasses).
Raise a <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.BdbQuit" title="bdb.BdbQuit"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">BdbQuit</span></code></a> exception if the <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_quit" title="bdb.Bdb.set_quit"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quitting</span></code></a> flag is set
(which can be set from <code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_exception()</span></code>).  Return a reference to the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch" title="bdb.Bdb.trace_dispatch"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">trace_dispatch()</span></code></a> method for further tracing in that scope.</p>
</dd></dl>

<p>Normally derived classes don’t override the following methods, but they may
if they want to redefine the definition of stopping and breakpoints.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.is_skipped_module">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">is_skipped_module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">module_name</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.is_skipped_module" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if <em>module_name</em> matches any skip pattern.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.stop_here">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">stop_here</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.stop_here" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if <em>frame</em> is below the starting frame in the stack.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.break_here">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">break_here</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.break_here" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if there is an effective breakpoint for this line.</p>
<p>Check whether a line or function breakpoint exists and is in effect.  Delete temporary
breakpoints based on information from <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.effective" title="bdb.effective"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">effective()</span></code></a>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.break_anywhere">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">break_anywhere</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.break_anywhere" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if any breakpoint exists for <em>frame</em>’s filename.</p>
</dd></dl>

<p>Derived classes should override these methods to gain control over debugger
operation.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.user_call">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">user_call</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">argument_list</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_call" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Called from <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_call" title="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_call"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dispatch_call()</span></code></a> if a break might stop inside the
called function.</p>
<p><em>argument_list</em> is not used anymore and will always be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>.
The argument is kept for backwards compatibility.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.user_line">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">user_line</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_line" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Called from <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_line" title="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_line"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dispatch_line()</span></code></a> when either <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.stop_here" title="bdb.Bdb.stop_here"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">stop_here()</span></code></a> or
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.break_here" title="bdb.Bdb.break_here"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">break_here()</span></code></a> returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.user_return">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">user_return</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">return_value</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_return" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Called from <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_return" title="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_return"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dispatch_return()</span></code></a> when <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.stop_here" title="bdb.Bdb.stop_here"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">stop_here()</span></code></a> returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.user_exception">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">user_exception</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">exc_info</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.user_exception" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Called from <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.dispatch_exception" title="bdb.Bdb.dispatch_exception"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dispatch_exception()</span></code></a> when <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.stop_here" title="bdb.Bdb.stop_here"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">stop_here()</span></code></a>
returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.do_clear">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">do_clear</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">arg</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.do_clear" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Handle how a breakpoint must be removed when it is a temporary one.</p>
<p>This method must be implemented by derived classes.</p>
</dd></dl>

<p>Derived classes and clients can call the following methods to affect the
stepping state.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_step">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_step</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_step" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Stop after one line of code.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_next">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_next</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_next" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Stop on the next line in or below the given frame.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_return">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_return</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_return" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Stop when returning from the given frame.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_until">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_until</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">lineno</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_until" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Stop when the line with the <em>lineno</em> greater than the current one is
reached or when returning from current frame.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_trace">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_trace</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="optional">[</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="optional">]</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_trace" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Start debugging from <em>frame</em>.  If <em>frame</em> is not specified, debugging
starts from caller’s frame.</p>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.13: </span><a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.set_trace" title="bdb.set_trace"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">set_trace()</span></code></a> will enter the debugger immediately, rather than
on the next line of code to be executed.</p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_continue">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_continue</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_continue" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Stop only at breakpoints or when finished.  If there are no breakpoints,
set the system trace function to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_quit">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_quit</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_quit" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p id="index-0">Set the <code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quitting</span></code> attribute to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code>.  This raises <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.BdbQuit" title="bdb.BdbQuit"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">BdbQuit</span></code></a> in
the next call to one of the <code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dispatch_*()</span></code> methods.</p>
</dd></dl>

<p>Derived classes and clients can call the following methods to manipulate
breakpoints.  These methods return a string containing an error message if
something went wrong, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code> if all is well.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.set_break">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_break</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">filename</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">lineno</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">temporary</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">cond</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">funcname</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.set_break" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Set a new breakpoint.  If the <em>lineno</em> line doesn’t exist for the
<em>filename</em> passed as argument, return an error message.  The <em>filename</em>
should be in canonical form, as described in the <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.canonic" title="bdb.Bdb.canonic"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">canonic()</span></code></a> method.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.clear_break">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">clear_break</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">filename</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">lineno</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.clear_break" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Delete the breakpoints in <em>filename</em> and <em>lineno</em>.  If none were set,
return an error message.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.clear_bpbynumber">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">clear_bpbynumber</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">arg</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.clear_bpbynumber" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Delete the breakpoint which has the index <em>arg</em> in the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber" title="bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint.bpbynumber</span></code></a>.  If <em>arg</em> is not numeric or out of range,
return an error message.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.clear_all_file_breaks">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">clear_all_file_breaks</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">filename</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.clear_all_file_breaks" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Delete all breakpoints in <em>filename</em>.  If none were set, return an error
message.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.clear_all_breaks">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">clear_all_breaks</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.clear_all_breaks" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Delete all existing breakpoints.  If none were set, return an error
message.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.get_bpbynumber">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_bpbynumber</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">arg</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.get_bpbynumber" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return a breakpoint specified by the given number.  If <em>arg</em> is a string,
it will be converted to a number.  If <em>arg</em> is a non-numeric string, if
the given breakpoint never existed or has been deleted, a
<a class="reference internal" href="exceptions.html#ValueError" title="ValueError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ValueError</span></code></a> is raised.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.2.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.get_break">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_break</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">filename</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">lineno</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.get_break" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if there is a breakpoint for <em>lineno</em> in <em>filename</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.get_breaks">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_breaks</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">filename</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">lineno</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.get_breaks" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return all breakpoints for <em>lineno</em> in <em>filename</em>, or an empty list if
none are set.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.get_file_breaks">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_file_breaks</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">filename</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.get_file_breaks" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return all breakpoints in <em>filename</em>, or an empty list if none are set.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.get_all_breaks">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_all_breaks</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.get_all_breaks" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return all breakpoints that are set.</p>
</dd></dl>

<p>Derived classes and clients can call the following methods to disable and
restart events to achieve better performance. These methods only work
when using the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'monitoring'</span></code> backend.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.disable_current_event">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">disable_current_event</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.disable_current_event" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Disable the current event until the next time <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.restart_events" title="bdb.Bdb.restart_events"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">restart_events()</span></code></a> is
called. This is helpful when the debugger is not interested in the current
line.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.14.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.restart_events">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">restart_events</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.restart_events" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Restart all the disabled events. This function is automatically called in
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dispatch_*</span></code> methods after <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">user_*</span></code> methods are called. If the
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dispatch_*</span></code> methods are not overridden, the disabled events will be
restarted after each user interaction.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.14.</span></p>
</div>
</dd></dl>

<p>Derived classes and clients can call the following methods to get a data
structure representing a stack trace.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.get_stack">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_stack</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">f</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">t</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.get_stack" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return a list of (frame, lineno) tuples in a stack trace, and a size.</p>
<p>The most recently called frame is last in the list. The size is the number
of frames below the frame where the debugger was invoked.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.format_stack_entry">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">format_stack_entry</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame_lineno</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">lprefix</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">':</span> <span class="pre">'</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.format_stack_entry" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return a string with information about a stack entry, which is a
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">(frame,</span> <span class="pre">lineno)</span></code> tuple.  The return string contains:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p>The canonical filename which contains the frame.</p></li>
<li><p>The function name or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">&quot;&lt;lambda&gt;&quot;</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p>The input arguments.</p></li>
<li><p>The return value.</p></li>
<li><p>The line of code (if it exists).</p></li>
</ul>
</dd></dl>

<p>The following two methods can be called by clients to use a debugger to debug
a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-statement"><span class="xref std std-term">statement</span></a>, given as a string.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.run">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">run</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">cmd</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">globals</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">locals</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.run" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Debug a statement executed via the <a class="reference internal" href="functions.html#exec" title="exec"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">exec()</span></code></a> function.  <em>globals</em>
defaults to <code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__main__.__dict__</span></code>, <em>locals</em> defaults to <em>globals</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.runeval">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">runeval</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">expr</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">globals</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">locals</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.runeval" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Debug an expression executed via the <a class="reference internal" href="functions.html#eval" title="eval"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">eval()</span></code></a> function.  <em>globals</em> and
<em>locals</em> have the same meaning as in <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.run" title="bdb.Bdb.run"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">run()</span></code></a>.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.runctx">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">runctx</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">cmd</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">globals</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">locals</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.runctx" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>For backwards compatibility.  Calls the <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb.run" title="bdb.Bdb.run"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">run()</span></code></a> method.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.Bdb.runcall">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">runcall</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">func</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="positional-only-separator o"><abbr title="Positional-only parameter separator (PEP 570)"><span class="pre">/</span></abbr></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kwds</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.Bdb.runcall" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Debug a single function call, and return its result.</p>
</dd></dl>

</dd></dl>

<p>Finally, the module defines the following functions:</p>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.checkfuncname">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">bdb.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">checkfuncname</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">b</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.checkfuncname" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if we should break here, depending on the way the
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint" title="bdb.Breakpoint"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Breakpoint</span></code></a> <em>b</em> was set.</p>
<p>If it was set via line number, it checks if
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.line" title="bdb.Breakpoint.line"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">b.line</span></code></a> is the same as the one in <em>frame</em>.
If the breakpoint was set via
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.funcname" title="bdb.Breakpoint.funcname"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">function</span> <span class="pre">name</span></code></a>, we have to check we are in
the right <em>frame</em> (the right function) and if we are on its first executable
line.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.effective">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">bdb.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">effective</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">line</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">frame</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.effective" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">(active</span> <span class="pre">breakpoint,</span> <span class="pre">delete</span> <span class="pre">temporary</span> <span class="pre">flag)</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">(None,</span> <span class="pre">None)</span></code> as the
breakpoint to act upon.</p>
<p>The <em>active breakpoint</em> is the first entry in
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.bplist" title="bdb.Breakpoint.bplist"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bplist</span></code></a> for the
(<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.file" title="bdb.Breakpoint.file"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">file</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.line" title="bdb.Breakpoint.line"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">line</span></code></a>)
(which must exist) that is <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.enabled" title="bdb.Breakpoint.enabled"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">enabled</span></code></a>, for
which <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.checkfuncname" title="bdb.checkfuncname"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">checkfuncname()</span></code></a> is true, and that has neither a false
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.cond" title="bdb.Breakpoint.cond"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">condition</span></code></a> nor positive
<a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Breakpoint.ignore" title="bdb.Breakpoint.ignore"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ignore</span></code></a> count.  The <em>flag</em>, meaning that a
temporary breakpoint should be deleted, is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">False</span></code> only when the
<code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cond</span></code> cannot be evaluated (in which case,
<code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ignore</span></code> count is ignored).</p>
<p>If no such entry exists, then <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">(None,</span> <span class="pre">None)</span></code> is returned.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="bdb.set_trace">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">bdb.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_trace</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#bdb.set_trace" title="Link to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Start debugging with a <a class="reference internal" href="#bdb.Bdb" title="bdb.Bdb"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Bdb</span></code></a> instance from caller’s frame.</p>
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