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diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst index 7b60a9b71f..a8cdff641e 100644 --- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst +++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst @@ -502,6 +502,18 @@ conflict. :option:`-O` multiple times. +.. envvar:: PYTHONBREAKPOINT + + If this is set, it names a callable using dotted-path notation. The module + containing the callable will be imported and then the callable will be run + by the default implementation of :func:`sys.breakpointhook` which itself is + called by built-in :func:`breakpoint`. If not set, or set to the empty + string, it is equivalent to the value "pdb.set_trace". Setting this to the + string "0" causes the default implementation of :func:`sys.breakpointhook` + to do nothing but return immediately. + + .. versionadded:: 3.7 + .. envvar:: PYTHONDEBUG If this is set to a non-empty string it is equivalent to specifying the |