pdb.Pdb

class pdb.Pdb(completekey='tab', stdin=None, stdout=None, skip=None, nosigint=False)

Pdb is the debugger class.

The completekey, stdin and stdout arguments are passed to the underlying cmd.Cmd class; see the description there.

The skip 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. [1]

By default, Pdb sets a handler for the SIGINT signal (which is sent when the user presses Ctrl-C on the console) when you give a continue command. This allows you to break into the debugger again by pressing Ctrl-C. If you want Pdb not to touch the SIGINT handler, set nosigint tot true.

Example call to enable tracing with skip:

import pdb; pdb.Pdb(skip=['django.*']).set_trace()

run(statement, globals=None, locals=None)

runeval(expression, globals=None, locals=None)

runcall(function, *args, **kwds)

set_trace()

See the documentation for the functions explained above.