diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/2018-06-14-16-16-53.bpo-32962.2YfdwI.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/2018-06-14-16-16-53.bpo-32962.2YfdwI.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..de40070795e9531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/2018-06-14-16-16-53.bpo-32962.2YfdwI.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+python-gdb now catchs ValueError on read_var(): when Python has no debug
+symbols for example.
diff --git a/Tools/gdb/libpython.py b/Tools/gdb/libpython.py
index 7df7c9bd541672f..41cbba2f10f351c 100755
--- a/Tools/gdb/libpython.py
+++ b/Tools/gdb/libpython.py
@@ -1552,15 +1552,22 @@ def is_other_python_frame(self):
                 # Use the prettyprinter for the func:
                 func = frame.read_var(arg_name)
                 return str(func)
+            except ValueError:
+                return ('PyCFunction invocation (unable to read %s: '
+                        'missing debuginfos?)' % arg_name)
             except RuntimeError:
                 return 'PyCFunction invocation (unable to read %s)' % arg_name
 
         if caller == 'wrapper_call':
+            arg_name = 'wp'
             try:
-                func = frame.read_var('wp')
+                func = frame.read_var(arg_name)
                 return str(func)
+            except ValueError:
+                return ('<wrapper_call invocation (unable to read %s: '
+                        'missing debuginfos?)>' % arg_name)
             except RuntimeError:
-                return '<wrapper_call invocation>'
+                return '<wrapper_call invocation (unable to read %s)>' % arg_name
 
         # This frame isn't worth reporting:
         return False