[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #131560] pdb imports 'repr', causing name collision

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Bug #131560, was updated on 2001-Feb-08 08:33
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Python Library
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: None
Priority: 5
Submitted by: gward
Assigned to : nobody
Summary: pdb imports 'repr', causing name collision

Details: It's apparently impossible to debug code that calls the
built-in function 'repr', because pdb.py imports the
repr module, resulting in a "call of non-function (type module)"
traceback.

Here's my example script:
$ cat r.py
print repr(0.1)

And here's what happens when I run it through the debugger:

$ python2.0 [...]/pdb.py r.py
> /tmp/<string>(0)?()
(Pdb) c
> /tmp/<string>(1)?()
(Pdb) c
TypeError: 'call of non-...(type module)'
> /tmp/<string>(1)?()
(Pdb) c
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/www/python/lib/python2.0/pdb.py", line 943, in ?
    run('execfile(' + `filename` + ')')
  File "/www/python/lib/python2.0/pdb.py", line 878, in run
    Pdb().run(statement, globals, locals)
  File "/www/plat/python2.0/lib/python2.0/bdb.py", line 346, in run
    exec cmd in globals, locals
  File "<string>", line 1, in ?
  File "r.py", line 1, in ?
    print repr(0.1)
TypeError: call of non-function (type module)

Two obvious fixes: import repr "as" something else, or do "from repr import
repr" instead of "import repr".  Whatever.

I've checked the CVS version, and this bug appears to be still present.


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http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=131560&group_id=5470