[issue11832] Add option to pause regrtest to attach a debugger

Changes by Brian Curtin : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue11832] Add option to pause regrtest to attach a debugger

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 3d9800fcce7f by Brian Curtin in branch 'default': Implement #11832. Add an option to start regrtest and wait for input http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3d9800fcce7f -- nosy: +python-dev ___ Python tracke

[issue11832] Add option to pause regrtest to attach a debugger

Brian Curtin added the comment: True. In the end all it does is wait for input not specific to attaching debuggers. How about ``--wait``? I'm used to this functionality being `-x` in another app, so we're iteratively getting better :) -- ___ Pyth

[issue11832] Add option to pause regrtest to attach a debugger

Georg Brandl added the comment: I can't judge if the functionality is needed, but I don't think the option should be called "attach" if all it does is input() somewhere... -- nosy: +georg.brandl ___ Python tracker

[issue11832] Add option to pause regrtest to attach a debugger

New submission from Brian Curtin : Patch to add -a/--attach option to Lib/test/regrtest.py to pause before beginning test runs. This would allow a user to attach Visual Studio or some other debugger. Very simply, this option just blocks waiting for a keystroke during argument parsing - once yo