In a Python 3.5.2 script where I have, e.g.,
import ipdb ipdb.set_trace()
The interpreter hits these lines and drops me into an ipdb session. Understandably, ipdb has limited functionality compared to an iPython interpreter session (e.g., no magic commands). However, I’m surprised to find that some Python built-ins don’t work, namely list().
ipdb> some_data <zip object at 0x7f416e820388> ipdb> list(some_data) *** Error in argument: '(some_data)' ipdb> list([]) *** Error in argument: '([])'
I’m guessing there is a name collision between the built-in function list() and one of the ipdb commands. Any way around this?
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Answer
ipdb> somedata = {'a':1, 'b': 2}
ipdb> !list(somedata.keys())
['a', 'b']
! overrides all pdb commands.