Issue #16180: Exit pdb if file has syntax error, instead of trapping user
in an infinite loop. Patch by Xavier de Gaye.
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index e28564b..7d58c2a 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -1669,6 +1669,9 @@
# In most cases SystemExit does not warrant a post-mortem session.
print("The program exited via sys.exit(). Exit status:", end=' ')
print(sys.exc_info()[1])
+ except SyntaxError:
+ traceback.print_exc()
+ sys.exit(1)
except:
traceback.print_exc()
print("Uncaught exception. Entering post mortem debugging")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
index ec8346c..35044ad 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
@@ -1043,6 +1043,18 @@
self.assertNotIn('Error', stdout.decode(),
"Got an error running test script under PDB")
+ def test_issue16180(self):
+ # A syntax error in the debuggee.
+ script = "def f: pass\n"
+ commands = ''
+ expected = "SyntaxError:"
+ stdout, stderr = self.run_pdb(script, commands)
+ self.assertIn(expected, stdout,
+ '\n\nExpected:\n{}\nGot:\n{}\n'
+ 'Fail to handle a syntax error in the debuggee.'
+ .format(expected, stdout))
+
+
def tearDown(self):
support.unlink(support.TESTFN)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 66780ed..dd175fe 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
Library
-------
+- Issue #16180: Exit pdb if file has syntax error, instead of trapping user
+ in an infinite loop. Patch by Xavier de Gaye.
+
- Issue #21112: Fix regression in unittest.expectedFailure on subclasses.
Patch from Berker Peksag.