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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions Lib/pdb.py
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -1312,21 +1312,21 @@ def do_whatis(self, arg):
# _getval() already printed the error
return
code = None
# Is it a function?
# Is it an instance method?
try:
code = value.__code__
code = value.__func__.__code__
except Exception:
pass
if code:
self.message('Function %s' % code.co_name)
self.message('Method %s' % code.co_name)
return
# Is it an instance method?
# Is it a function?
try:
code = value.__func__.__code__
code = value.__code__
except Exception:
pass
if code:
self.message('Method %s' % code.co_name)
self.message('Function %s' % code.co_name)
return
# Is it a class?
if value.__class__ is type:
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41 changes: 41 additions & 0 deletions Lib/test/test_pdb.py
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Expand Up @@ -425,6 +425,47 @@ def test_list_commands():
(Pdb) continue
"""

def test_pdb_whatis_command():
"""Test the whatis command

>>> myvar = (1,2)
>>> def myfunc():
... pass

>>> class MyClass:
... def mymethod(self):
... pass

>>> def test_function():
... import pdb; pdb.Pdb(nosigint=True, readrc=False).set_trace()

>>> with PdbTestInput([ # doctest: +ELLIPSIS, +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
... 'whatis myvar',
... 'whatis myfunc',
... 'whatis MyClass',
... 'whatis MyClass()',
... 'whatis MyClass.mymethod',
... 'whatis MyClass().mymethod',
... 'continue',
... ]):
... test_function()
--Return--
> <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_whatis_command[3]>(2)test_function()->None
-> import pdb; pdb.Pdb(nosigint=True, readrc=False).set_trace()
(Pdb) whatis myvar
<class 'tuple'>
(Pdb) whatis myfunc
Function myfunc
(Pdb) whatis MyClass
Class test.test_pdb.MyClass
(Pdb) whatis MyClass()
<class 'test.test_pdb.MyClass'>
(Pdb) whatis MyClass.mymethod
Function mymethod
(Pdb) whatis MyClass().mymethod
Method mymethod
(Pdb) continue
"""

def test_post_mortem():
"""Test post mortem traceback debugging.
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
The pdb whatis command correctly reports instance methods as 'Method' rather than 'Function'.