[IPython-User] replacing pdb with ipython 0.12

[Lev Givon]

Received from Robert Cimrman on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 05:18:03AM EST:
> Hi!
> 
> Up to ipython 0.10.2, I have used the following code
> 
> import sys
> old_excepthook = sys.excepthook
> 
> from IPython.Debugger import Pdb
> from IPython.Shell import IPShell
> from IPython import ipapi
> 
> def debug():
>      shell = IPShell(argv=[''])
>      sys.excepthook = old_excepthook
>      ip = ipapi.get()
>      def_colors = ip.options.colors
>      Pdb(def_colors).set_trace(sys._getframe().f_back)
> 
> to replace pdb.set_trace() call - instead I call debug() and get ipython prompt 
> at the corresponding line of the code, with colors, tab-completion etc.
> 
> How to upgrade the code for >= 0.11?
> 
> r.

The following works with 0.11+:

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ipdb

							L.G.