In Pdb, stop assigning values to __builtin__._ which interferes with the one commonly installed by gettext.

birkenfeld · birkenfeld · commit 58b8b95cdb57 · 2009-04-01T21:54:21.000Z
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ def interaction(self, frame, traceback):
         self.cmdloop()
         self.forget()
 
+    def displayhook(self, obj):
+        """Custom displayhook for the exec in default(), which prevents
+        assignment of the _ variable in the builtins.
+        """
+        print obj
+
     def default(self, line):
         if line[:1] == '!': line = line[1:]
         locals = self.curframe.f_locals
@@ -202,13 +208,16 @@ def default(self, line):
             code = compile(line + '\n', '<stdin>', 'single')
             save_stdout = sys.stdout
             save_stdin = sys.stdin
+            save_displayhook = sys.displayhook
             try:
                 sys.stdin = self.stdin
                 sys.stdout = self.stdout
+                sys.displayhook = self.displayhook
                 exec code in globals, locals
             finally:
                 sys.stdout = save_stdout
                 sys.stdin = save_stdin
+                sys.displayhook = save_displayhook
         except:
             t, v = sys.exc_info()[:2]
             if type(t) == type(''):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- In Pdb, prevent the reassignment of __builtin__._ by sys.displayhook on
+  printing out values.
+
 - Issue #4572: added SEEK_* symbolic constants to io module.
 
 - Issue #1665206 (partially): Move imports in cgitb to the top of the module
