PyDict_Next no longer locks the dictionary in the free-threaded build. Locking
around individual PyDict_Next calls is not sufficient because the function
returns borrowed references and because it allows concurrent modifications
during the iteraiton loop.
The internal locking also interferes with correct external synchronization
because it may suspend outer critical sections created by the caller.
Content adapted from https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/gdb/#
and https://wiki.python.org/moin/DebuggingWithGdb.
The original content on the Wiki page came from gdb debug help used by
the Launchpad (https://launchpad.net/) team.
Thanks to Anatoly Techtonik and user `rmf` for substantial improvements to the Wiki page.
The history of the Devguide page follows
(with log entries expanded for major content contributions):
Hugo van Kemenade, Sat Dec 30 21:22:04 2023 +0200
Hugo van Kemenade, Fri Dec 8 12:04:32 2023 +0200
Erlend E. Aasland & Hugo van Kemenade, Tue Aug 8 22:05:34 2023 +0200
Satish Mishra, Sat Feb 11 13:54:57 2023 +0530
Hugo van Kemenade, Fri Dec 23 17:33:33 2022 +0200
Skip Montanaro, Hugo, Erlend, & Ezio, Fri Nov 4 05:04:23 2022 -0500
Add a GDB tips section to Advanced Tools (#977)
Adam Turner, Wed Jun 15 21:19:23 2022 +0100
Adam Turner, Tue Jun 14 11:12:26 2022 +0100
Suriyaa, Fri Jun 8 19:39:23 2018 +0200
Jeff Allen, Tue Oct 24 18:12:53 2017 +0100
Jeff Allen, Fri Oct 13 13:43:43 2017 +0100
Mariatta, Wed Jan 4 09:14:55 2017 -0800
Carol Willing, Mon Sep 26 14:50:54 2016 -0700
Zachary Ware, Thu Jul 21 10:42:23 2016 -0500
Georg Brandl, Mon Nov 3 11:28:19 2014 +0100
Add instruction how to activate python-gdb.py
Georg Brandl, Sun Mar 9 10:32:01 2014 +0100
Georg Brandl, Tue Apr 3 09:12:53 2012 +0200
Georg Brandl, Sat Mar 5 17:32:35 2011 +0100
Dave Malcolm, Fri Jan 21 12:34:09 2011 -0500
Add documentation on the gdb extension commands provided in libpython.py
I adapted this from documentation I wrote for the Fedora wiki:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EasierPythonDebugging#New_gdb_commands
reformatting it as rst, and making other minor changes
Brett Cannon, Thu Jan 20 15:16:52 2011 -0800
Dave Malcolm, Thu Jan 20 16:17:23 2011 -0500
Add some notes on the gdb pretty-printer hooks
Antoine Pitrou, Thu Jan 20 21:17:49 2011 +0100
Give an example backtrace
Antoine Pitrou, Thu Jan 20 21:03:06 2011 +0100
Expand explanations about gdb support
Brett Cannon, Thu Jan 20 11:33:36 2011 -0800
Tweak the gdb support title to fit in better with the devguide.
Brett Cannon, Mon Jan 17 21:12:54 2011 +0000
Short README on gdb support.
Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+aa-turner@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net>
Co-authored-by: Brett Cannon <brett@python.org>
Co-authored-by: Carol Willing <carolcode@willingconsulting.com>
Co-authored-by: Dave Malcolm <dmalcolm@redhat.com>
Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <erlend.aasland@protonmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Jeff Allen <ja.py@farowl.co.uk>
Co-authored-by: Mariatta <Mariatta@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Petr Viktorin <encukou@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Satish Mishra <7506satish@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Suriyaa <isc.suriyaa@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Zachary Ware <zachary.ware@gmail.com>
Keep the page though, because people might still rely on it (the traffic shows that they do).
Instead of our own manual we now give links to the 3rd-party ones.
Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
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