[Python-Dev] The step command of pdb is broken

[Xavier de Gaye]

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Xavier de Gaye wrote:
> Issue http://bugs.python.org/issue13183 raises the point that the step
> command of pdb is broken. This issue is 6 months old. A patch and test
> case have been proposed.

Other pdb commands are also broken for the same reason (no trace
function setup in the targeted caller frame).
A new http://bugs.python.org/issue14728 has been submitted with a
proposed patch for these commands and the corresponding test cases.
The patch removes a while loop from the fast path, and that should also
provide an improvement of the performance of Pdb.

Xavier