Try pdb++ (pdbpp) instead — it's like a much improved ipdb. It monkeypatches itself into pdb rather than defining a new package, so it works from any context th

Try pdb++ (pdbpp) instead — it's like a much improved ipdb. It monkeypatches itself into pdb rather than defining a new package, so it works from any context that drops into the debugger. Its “sticky mode” alone is worth the switch.