[Python-Dev] breakpoint() and $PYTHONBREAKPOINT (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Mon Sep 11 20:27:13 EDT 2017


On Sep 10, 2017, at 13:46, Nathaniel Smith <njs at pobox.com> wrote:

On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote: For PEP 553, I think it’s a good idea to support the environment variable $PYTHONBREAKPOINT[*] but I’m stuck on a design question, so I’d like to get some feedback.

Should $PYTHONBREAKPOINT be consulted in breakpoint() or in sys.breakpointhook()? Wouldn't the usual pattern be to check $PYTHONBREAKPOINT once at startup, and if it's set use it to initialize sys.breakpointhook()? Compare to, say, $PYTHONPATH.

Perhaps, but what would be the visible effects of that? I.e. what would that buy you?

Cheers, -Barry

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