PDB - stepping out of a function

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Kludge picture Kludge · Feb 1, 2018 · Viewed 16k times · Source

Can I step out of a function after stepping into it with step while using pdb / ipdb debugger?

And if there's no such option - what is the fastest way to get out of the stepped-in function?

Answer

davidA picture davidA · Apr 19, 2018

As mentioned by Arthur in a comment, you can use r(eturn) to run execution to the end of the current function and then stop, which almost steps out of the current function. Then enter n(ext) once to complete the step out, returning to the caller.

Documentation is here.

(Pdb) ?r
r(eturn)
        Continue execution until the current function returns.

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