Simplest way of running in pytest

[max-sixty]

Thanks a lot for pdbp! I've already started using it lots, gradually replacing pdbpp.

Running pdbpp within pytest seems more complicated than previous alternatives, particularly in a project where we don't want to change the python code, or when recommending it to others who just want a simple command.

Currently I'm doing:

pytest --pdb --pdbcls=pdbp:Pdb --capture=tee-sys

• It seems like --capture=tee-sys is discussed in https://github.com/mdmintz/pdbp/issues/57, but I would note that neither pdb nor pdbpp require this — are we confident it's not possible to avoid it?
• --pdbcls=pdbp:Pdb is a pytest frailty from https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5498. But would it be worth documenting it?

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I appreciate the sentiments behind not blindly overriding pdb, relative to pdbpp's practice. But would there be any interest in pip install pdbp[pdb], which would override pdb like pdbpp does? While your approach is purer, the pdbpp override was overall a better experience on that dimension.

[mdmintz]

Overriding a system library completely is a dangerous practice. The safer way in a runtime-only override. That's achieved by adding import pdbp to an __init__.py file for pdbp. That should be enough to get the same results without completely overriding the system library.

[max-sixty]

Overriding a system library completely is a dangerous practice. The safer way in a runtime-only override. That's achieved by adding import pdbp to an __init__.py file for pdbp.

Right. I agree with the tradeoff, and admire that you are defaulting to the conservative choice.

I guess we weigh the tax of adding that code to each non-personal project differently. There's no other tool for which I need to maintain uncommitted changes in every project, and can no longer run git commit -am...

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Any thoughts on the pytest capture question?

It seems like --capture=tee-sys is discussed in, but I would note that neither pdb nor pdbpp require this — are we confident it's not possible to avoid it?

Thanks again!

[mdmintz]

There might be another pytest way of handling --capture=tee-sys, but it might be a question for pytest maintainers.

I do know that you can use a pytest.ini file for reusable options.

[max-sixty]

OK — though neither pdb nor pdbpp require that arg in pytest — so it doesn't seem like a pytest issue...

Thanks...