Winpdb - A Platform Independent Python Debugger

August 18, 2010 - Winpdb 1.4.8 Tychod

Bugs Fixed:

• Compatibility with Python 2.7, 3.x.

April 7, 2009 - Winpdb 1.4.6 Tychod

Bugs Fixed:

• Major Bug fix: Handle debugging of run-away recursions.
• Compatibility with Python 3.01.

February 7, 2009 - Winpdb 1.4.4 Tychod

Bugs Fixed:

• Major Bug fix: Exeption analysis regression from release 1.4.0.
• Bug fix: Winpdb 1.4.2 ignores $PYTHONPATH on KDE 4.x reported by Jorge Duenas.
• Minor feature: Add depth selection support for start_embedded_debugger() and setbreak() - Thanks to Nicolas Trangez.

November 12, 2008 - Winpdb 1.4.2 Tychod

Bugs Fixed:

• Compatibility with Python 3.0 rc2.
• Issue 1: Patch to fix double Help menu on OSX - Patch by Cody Precord (Author of Editra).
• Issue 2: Fix for dead object error on exit - Patch by Cody Precord (Author of Editra).

September 5, 2008 - Winpdb 1.4.0 Tychod

Bugs Fixed:

• Compatibility with Python 2.6 beta 2 and Python 3.0 beta 2.
• Bug fix of bug report - #1968287 - “Version info from command line”.
• Fix for crash during subprocess.Popen() when trying to step into child.
• Fix wxPython warning when closing the attach dialog.
• New descriptive labels for several dialogs.

April 10, 2008 - Winpdb 1.3.8 Tychod

Interface Changes:

• timeout argument of 0 in start_embedded_debugger() will now not wait for debugger client to attach.
• Added set_temp_breakpoint() to accommodate IPython extension for Winpdb.

Bugs Fixed:

• Bug fix of Bug report - #470889 in Debian’s bug dist - “hint at eval/exec in error message’ from `execute python commands”.
• Compatibility with Python 3000 a4 - read and write files as byte streams except for OpenVMS systems.
• Workaround mod_python segmentation fault in type(req.finfo) by removing this attribute from the namespace viewer.
• Trap unhandled exceptions in middle of stack as needed for example in wxPython.
• Improve namespace viewer to show traceback objects and other non-standard objects correctly.

March 9, 2008 - Winpdb 1.3.6

• Bug fix of bug 1880644 - “Repr in Locals show N/A”.
• Bug fix of bug 1890376 - “using arrow keys in namespace causes python to segfault”.
• Compatibility with Python 3000 a3 - Modify list sorting to work without the removed cmp parameter.

January 15, 2008 - Winpdb 1.3.4

New Features:

• Synchronicity - Control if name-space query and modification is done
  by active (focused) thread or by worker threads.
• Auto-completion for console launch, exec and eval commands and an
  improved history mechanism.
• Read source files inside Python eggs.
• Main window title shows name of debugged script.

Interface Changes:

• Name-space filter parameter of get_namespace() of the session manager
  changed from fFilter to filter_level (0, 1, or 2). fFilter is still
  accepted but deprecated.
• Added complete_expression() to the session manager.
• Added set_synchronicity() and get_synchronicity() to the session manager.
• Added complete() to the console interface.
• Added shutdown() to session manager.

Other Changes:

• Links now point to new home at winpdb.org.
• Fix for forum issue - Disable automatic breakpoint loading ( http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1898469&forum_id=485189 ).
• Bug fix of bug 1847749 - copy-paste mistake in help for ’step’.
• Improved Name-space filter and introduced filter levels.
• Compatibility with Python 3000 Alpha 2.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

November 30, 2007 - Winpdb 1.3.2

Changes:

• Bug fix of bug 1827526 - Hangs waiting for user input in Console.
• Bug fix of bug 1827529 - Status of warning dialog not persistent.
• Forum issue - OpenVMS and rpdb2 1.3.0 - http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1869340&forum_id=485189.
• Bug fixes for embedded debugging mode.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

1 November 2007 - Winpdb 1.3.0

New Features:

• Unicode support.
• Py3k compatibility.
• Signal handling.
• Firewall warning.
• Control over environment variables.
• Faster launch-attach-detach.

Interface Changes:

• Session manager accepts Unicode or UTF-8 arguments and returns Unicode strings.
• Added set_encoding() and get_encoding() to session manager.
• Added set_environ() and get_environ() to session manager.
• Added BadMBCSPath exception.
• Added NotPythonSource exception.
• Added FirewallBlock exception.
• Added CEventClearSourceCache event.
• Added CEventSignalIntercepted event.
• Added CEventSignalException event.
• Added CEventEncoding event.
• Added ‘env’ and ‘encoding’ console commands.

Other Changes:

• Bug fix of bug 1783194 - Support for xfce Terminal command.
• Bug fix of bug 1707850 - Support for setting environment variables.
• Bug fix of bug 1803411 - Local varible display disappears.
• Fixed SVG Winpdb icon.
• zlib compression of large socket communication.
• Enable multithreading in GTK scripts.
• Misc bug fixes to namespace viewer.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

13 August 2007 - Winpdb 1.2.2

• New set of toolbar icons.
• Fixed debugger deadlock in embedded debugging scenario.
• Fixed mechanism that recognizes Python source.
• Minor modification to debugger handling of error messages.

6 August 2007 - Winpdb 1.2.0
New Features:

• Added support for os.fork().
• Automatically track threads created directly with thread.start_new_thread().
• When modifying a value in the name-space viewer, the current value is given if possible.
• On Windows, Winpdb installs a start group folder to improve usability.

Security:

• Session password is removed from data structures that are sent from the server to the client.

Interface Changes:

• Removed CSimpleSessionManager.script_about_to_terminate_callback().
• Added CSimpleSessionManager.script_paused().
• Added CSessionManager.set_fork_mode().
• Added CSessionManager.get_fork_mode().
• Added CEventPsycoWarning.
• Added CEventForkMode.
• Added NotPythonSource exception.

Other Changes:

• Bug fix of bug 1744719 - “‘Address already in use’ error in Solaris”
• Changed the semantics of the name-space filter to filter out __methods__ from objects and classes.
• Added a warning when the psyco module is detected.
• The debugger now starts the script inside the default shell (e.g. bash).
• Improved name-space performance with large data structures in response to forum post: “More Torture Testing” - http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1786226&forum_id=485189
• Fixed regression where script name-space was released too early and was not available in analyze mode of unhandled exceptions.
• Fixed FindFile() to expand username in path.
• Fixed debugger not to pause on breakpoints after detach.
• Fixed debugger to handle links correctly.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

21 June 2007 - Winpdb 1.1.4

• Bug fix of bug 1718402 - “Size Limits in Name-Space Viewer”
• Bug fix of bug 1718406 - “Script Won’t Load in Debugger”
• Bug fix of bug 1709873 - “Disable, Enable, Clear All Breakpoints in menu fail”
• Bug fix of bug 1704439 - “__builtins__.blah = <smth> assignment breaks winpdb”
• Bug fix of bug 1703275 - “Current working directory not in sys.path”
• Bug fix of bug 1725660 - “Step/Next button order”
• Partial bug fix of bug 1707850 - “Support for setting environment variables”
• Fix of forum post issue - “winpdb, *** Failed to find script.”
  http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1751438&forum_id=485189
• Fixed browser help links to open correctly on Ubuntu.
• Fixed Namespace browser to correcly browse sets.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

29 Mar 2007 - Winpdb 1.1.2

• Changed script names from _winpdb.py and _rpdb2.py to winpdb and rpdb.
• Bug fix of bug 1689421 - Current working directory is always home directory on OS X.
• Bug fix of bug 1689140 - crash when started locally.
• Added rpdb2.setbreak() which lets a script pause it self.
• Removed the following methods from the interface of the session manager:
  • launch_nothrow()
  • attach_nothrow()
  • evaluate_async()
  • execute_async()
  • def get_last_debuggee_name_safe()
• Improved messages and warnings in rpdb2 and winpdb.
• Compatibility fixes for different CPython versions.
• Added option to ignore unhandled exceptions.
• Added thread names to the threads viewer.
• Fix to namespace modification mechanism.
• Fix to exception handling mechanism.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

20 Mar 2007 - Winpdb 1.1.0

• Improved exception handling.
• Fixes to the persistent settings and breakpoints mechanism.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

13 Mar 2007 - Winpdb 1.0.9

• Bug fix of bug 1654010 - window gets bigger on every session.
• Bug fix of bug 1373074 - 2 Window menus on mac.
• Bug fix of bug 1654011 - clipping long path names at the left.
• Bug fix of bug 1654009 - List indices are sorted wrong.
• Bug fix of bug 1610393 - Problems with wx-2.7.2-msw-unicode.
• Bug fix of bug 1481097 - “# -*- coding: ” problem.
• + fixes for tons of unreported bugs.
• Feature request 1654155 - More compact variable list on OS X.
• Feature request 1446799 - Restarting.
• Feature request 1364935 - remember command line file.

6 Dec 2006 - Winpdb 1.0.8

• Bug fix of bug 1358842 - Wrong terminal command in RHEL4.
• Bug fix of bug 1559668 - not work with Ubuntu Dapper 6.06.
• Bug fix of bug 1476311 - script launch fails with gnome-terminal.
• Bug fix of bug 1492500 - Filtering should work anywhere.
• Bug fix of bug 1445514 - Doesn’t work with *.pyw scripts.
• Bug fix of bug 1491470 - Slightly difficult to use a custom terminal in rpdb2.
• Bug fix of bug 1546181 - Sort names alphabetically.
• Bug fix of bug 1481097 - “# -*- coding: ” problem.
• Fixed exception handling on CPython 2.4.x and CPython 2.5.
• Fixed some compatibility issues with wxPython 2.7.

1 Nov 2005 - Winpdb 1.0.6

• Security Bug Fix - Session password set with command line flag.
• Debuggee now always pauses/breaks on rpdb2.start_embedded_debugger(), and not only on the first occurrence.

26 Oct 2005 - Winpdb 1.0.5

• Bug fix of bug 1337145 - Infinite error loop (EOF) after CTRL-D key press – Report by anonymous.
• Bug fix of bug 1325901 - Win 98 bug. – Report by Steve Robb.
• Bug fix of exception during shutdown when script source is unavailable.
• Bug fix of socket address in use on OSX.
• Debuggee pauses/breaks before termination. Thanks to feedback by Stani (SPE Author).
• Optimization of source retrieval when debugging a Blender script. Thanks to feedback by Gerhard volkl.

7 Oct 2005 - Winpdb 1.0.4

• Bug fix of sporadic inability to set breakpoints. Thanks to feedback by Alexander Smishlajev.
• Bug fix of bug 1298757 - Unable to debug non .py files.
• Debuggee command window automatically disappears on session end. Thanks to feedback by Alexander Smishlajev.
• Improvement to working directory and import path behavior.

18 Sep 2005 - Winpdb 1.0.3

• Support for Blender
• Global configuration file.
• Namespace modification bug fix.
• Other Bug fixes

17 Aug 2005 - Winpdb 1.0.2

• Bug fixes

9 Aug 2005 - Winpdb 1.0.1

• Bug fixes

4 Aug 2005 - Winpdb 1.0

• Release