pdb doc: Explain how to extend debugger instead of sending readers to the source

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the pdb documentation and the source material it currently sends readers to, then identify where extension guidance belongs. Replace the source-only pointer with an explanation of how to extend the debugger; done means the documentation covers that path clearly without requiring readers to inspect the implementation.

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Description

docs stdlib type-feature
BPO 14979
Nosy @rhettinger, @orsenthil, @merwok

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2012-06-01.13:03:25.783>
labels = ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'type-feature', 'library', 'docs']
title = 'pdb doc: Explain how to extend debugger instead of sending readers to the source'
updated_at = <Date 2020-10-22.18:49:43.335>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/techtonik'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-10-22.18:49:43.335>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2012-06-01.13:03:25.783>
creator = 'techtonik'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 14979
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['162074', '162089', '164063', '164066', '184962']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'orsenthil', 'techtonik', 'eric.araujo', 'docs@python']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue14979'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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