richard@debian:~/Python-3.5.4$ ./python -m test -v test_gdb == CPython 3.5.4 (default, Oct 10 2017, 00:27:44) [GCC 4.7.2] == Linux-3.2.0-4-686-pae-i686-with-debian-7.11 little-endian == hash algorithm: siphash24 32bit == /home/richard/Python-3.5.4/build/test_python_5566 Testing with flags: sys.flags(debug=0, inspect=0, interactive=0, optimize=0, dont_write_bytecode=0, no_user_site=0, no_site=0, ignore_environment=0, verbose=0, bytes_warning=0, quiet=0, hash_randomization=1, isolated=0) 0:00:00 load avg: 0.10 [1/1] test_gdb test_gdb skipped -- gdb not built with embedded python support 1 test skipped: test_gdb Please note I have downloaded a new version of GDB and compiled it with the config option --with-python. I then installed it on my system. I get the same error Thank You