[ANN] Pyclewn: Vim as a front end to pdb

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

Xavier de Gaye wrote:
> Pyclewn 1.5 has been released at http://pyclewn.sourceforge.net/
>
> Pyclewn is a python program that allows the use of Vim as a front end
> to gdb and pdb.
>
> This release adds support for ``pdb``, the python debugger.
>
>  + A python script may be run under the control of ``pdb``. For
>    example the current vim buffer may be started and debugged with
>    the vim command ``:Pyclewn pdb %:p``
>
>  + One may also attach to a running python process, interrupt the
>    process, manage a debugging session and terminate the debugging
>    session by detaching from the process. A new debugging session may
>    be conducted later on this same process, possibly from another Vim
>    instance.
>
>  + All the ``pdb`` commands are supported except ``list`` and
>    ``commands``.  This includes alias expansion and executing a
>    python statement in the context of the current frame. The new
>    command ``threadstack`` prints the instantaneous backtrace of all
>    the threads, including those that are stuck in a deadlock.
>
> * Pdb is currently supported on unix platforms and requires the latest
>  Vim version: Vim 7.3. Python3 is not supported yet.
>
>   
The installation fails miserabily if the environment var EDITOR is set 
to something different than vim (or empty).
(I had it set to 'jed').
I had a quick look and I'm not sured it's mentioned anywhere in the help 
files.

By the way I had a quick look at this frontend, it's pretty neat.

JM