pdb's interact still uses a new namespace

python · ncoghlan · May 21, 2024 · May 20, 2024 · May 20, 2024 · May 20, 2024
commit fa4172b84bd7bf7bc36e39cd26161cc66764172d
@@ -584,11 +584,18 @@ can be overridden by the local file.

 .. pdbcommand:: interact

-   Start an interactive interpreter (using the :mod:`code` module) whose global
-   and local namespaces correspond to the global and local namespaces in the
+   Start an interactive interpreter (using the :mod:`code` module) in a new
+   global namespace initialised from the local and global namespaces for the
   current scope. Use ``exit()`` or ``quit()`` to exit the interpreter and
   return to the debugger.

+   .. note::
+
+      As ``interact`` creates a new dedicated namespace for code execution,
+      assignments to variables will not affect the original namespaces.
+      However, modifications to any referenced mutable objects will be reflected
+      in the original namespaces as usual.
+
   .. versionadded:: 3.2

   .. versionchanged:: 3.13
@@ -599,11 +606,6 @@ can be overridden by the local file.
      :pdbcmd:`interact` directs its output to the debugger's
      output channel rather than :data:`sys.stderr`.

-   .. versionchanged:: 3.13
-      The implementation of :pep:`667` means that name assignments made via the
-      interactive console will directly affect the active scope, even when
-      running inside a function, generator, or coroutine.
-
 .. _debugger-aliases:

 .. pdbcommand:: alias [name [command]]