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  1. tyhoff revised this gist Apr 13, 2020. No changes.
  2. tyhoff revised this gist Apr 13, 2020. No changes.
  3. tyhoff revised this gist Apr 12, 2020. 1 changed file with 4 additions and 6 deletions.
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    # Convert GDB to interpret in Python
    python
    import sys
    import os
    import subprocess
    # Execute a Python using the user's shell and pull out the sys.path from that version
    paths = eval(subprocess.check_output('python -c "import sys;print(sys.path)"', shell=True).strip())
    # Extend the current GDB instance's Python paths
    import os,subprocess,sys
    # Execute a Python using the user's shell and pull out the sys.path (for site-packages)
    paths = subprocess.check_output('python -c "import os,sys;print(os.linesep.join(sys.path).strip())"',shell=True).decode("utf-8").split()
    # Extend GDB's Python's search path
    sys.path.extend(paths)
    end
  4. tyhoff revised this gist Jul 25, 2019. No changes.
  5. tyhoff created this gist Jul 15, 2019.
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    # All of your normal .gdbinit commands, functions, and setup tasks

    # Update GDB's Python paths with the `sys.path` values of the local Python installation,
    # whether that is brew'ed Python, a virtualenv, or another system python.

    # Convert GDB to interpret in Python
    python
    import sys
    import os
    import subprocess
    # Execute a Python using the user's shell and pull out the sys.path from that version
    paths = eval(subprocess.check_output('python -c "import sys;print(sys.path)"', shell=True).strip())
    # Extend the current GDB instance's Python paths
    sys.path.extend(paths)
    end