Teach pdb to step through asyncio et al.

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by reviewing the attached pdb.diff and the asyncio component referenced in the issue. Trace how pdb currently handles stepping and identify what the patch changes for asyncio. Done means pdb can step through asyncio and related code as requested, with behavior validated by the relevant existing or new tests.

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Description

stdlib type-feature
BPO 32900
Nosy @giampaolo, @smurfix, @njsmith, @asvetlov, @1st1, @pppery
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
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    created_at = <Date 2018-02-21.21:21:20.416>
    labels = ['type-feature', '3.8', 'expert-asyncio']
    title = 'Teach pdb to step through asyncio et al.'
    updated_at = <Date 2018-02-25.07:56:04.440>
    user = 'https://github.com/smurfix'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2018-02-25.07:56:04.440>
    actor = 'njs'
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    closed_date = None
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    components = ['asyncio']
    creation = <Date 2018-02-21.21:21:20.416>
    creator = 'smurfix'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['47456']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 32900
    keywords = ['patch']
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    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32900'
    versions = ['Python 3.8']
    

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