Pytest: [Documentation] How to use pdb++ with pytest?

[fkromer]

Is there a way to use pdb++ as debugger with pytest? E.g. to use it as replacement for plain command line option --pdb by adding the command line option --pdbcls=...?

[pytestbot]

GitMate.io thinks possibly related issues are https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/472 (skipif documentation has broken example using pytest.config), https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/390 (support pdb.set_trace() with pytest-xdist), https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/1894 (pytest 3.0.+ and unicode), https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/1932 (pytest --pdb is no longer working with Flask_testing), and https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/399 (Debug output is invisible when using pytest with pdb and pyreadline (Windows)).

[RonnyPfannschmidt]

just install it and it will be used (i implemented the support for that trick for wheel based installs in pdb++)

[fkromer]

@RonnyPfannschmidt Does it work with ipdb as well? With --pdb: What is the default debugger in case several are installed?

[RonnyPfannschmidt]

@fkromer psb++ replaces pdb with a interesting hack, ipdb needs own support like from pytest-ipdb

the default is always pdb usag

[blueyed]

@RonnyPfannschmidt

i implemented the support for that trick for wheel based installs in pdb++

Thanks, wasn't aware of that.
I really like pdbpp and that it replaces pdb so well.
Maybe you could help reviewing some of my latest PRs for pdbpp to fix some issues in this regard? https://github.com/antocuni/pdb/pulls

I think this issue / question can be closed then.

[RonnyPfannschmidt]

@blueyed currently i'm no longer working on pdb++ - it's terminal ux library is unmaintained and i haven't found another maintainer for that (pyrepl)