pdb history file should be different per default, not the same with main repl
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
After quitting from debug session (triggered by breakpoint()) to the main repl, I've it's history filled with a bunch of pdb-specific stuff. Usually (always?) these lines have an invalid syntax for python.
Maybe it does make sense have access to recent repl entries after starting pdb, but hardly the main repl's history should have access to pdb history. That should live in a separate file.
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
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Research direction
Start at the pdb session entered through breakpoint() and trace how its history is handled alongside the main REPL history. Done means pdb-specific commands no longer appear in the main REPL history, while the issue's intended access to recent REPL entries when starting pdb is preserved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100