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<h4 class="subsection">23.2.1 Python Commands</h4>
<p><a name="index-python-commands-1839"></a><a name="index-commands-to-access-python-1840"></a>
<span class="sc">gdb</span> provides two commands for accessing the Python interpreter,
and one related setting:
<a name="index-python_002dinteractive-1841"></a>
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<dl><dt><code>python-interactive </code><span class="roman">[</span><var>command</var><span class="roman">]</span><dt><code>pi </code><span class="roman">[</span><var>command</var><span class="roman">]</span><dd>Without an argument, the <code>python-interactive</code> command can be used
to start an interactive Python prompt. To return to <span class="sc">gdb</span>,
type the <code>EOF</code> character (e.g., <kbd>Ctrl-D</kbd> on an empty prompt).
<p>Alternatively, a single-line Python command can be given as an
argument and evaluated. If the command is an expression, the result
will be printed; otherwise, nothing will be printed. For example:
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb) python-interactive 2 + 3
5
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<p><a name="index-python-1843"></a><a name="index-py-1844"></a><br><dt><code>python </code><span class="roman">[</span><var>command</var><span class="roman">]</span><dt><code>py </code><span class="roman">[</span><var>command</var><span class="roman">]</span><dd>The <code>python</code> command can be used to evaluate Python code.
<p>If given an argument, the <code>python</code> command will evaluate the
argument as a Python command. For example:
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb) python print 23
23
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<p>If you do not provide an argument to <code>python</code>, it will act as a
multi-line command, like <code>define</code>. In this case, the Python
script is made up of subsequent command lines, given after the
<code>python</code> command. This command list is terminated using a line
containing <code>end</code>. For example:
<pre class="smallexample"> (gdb) python
Type python script
End with a line saying just "end".
&gt;print 23
&gt;end
23
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<p><a name="index-set-python-print_002dstack-1845"></a><br><dt><code>set python print-stack</code><dd>By default, <span class="sc">gdb</span> will print only the message component of a
Python exception when an error occurs in a Python script. This can be
controlled using <code>set python print-stack</code>: if <code>full</code>, then
full Python stack printing is enabled; if <code>none</code>, then Python stack
and message printing is disabled; if <code>message</code>, the default, only
the message component of the error is printed.
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<p>It is also possible to execute a Python script from the <span class="sc">gdb</span>
interpreter:
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<dt><code>source </code><samp><span class="file">script-name</span></samp><dd>The script name must end with &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">.py</span></samp>&rsquo; and <span class="sc">gdb</span> must be configured
to recognize the script language based on filename extension using
the <code>script-extension</code> setting. See <a href="Extending-GDB.html#Extending-GDB">Extending GDB</a>.
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