Method _import_pdb_cls

src/_pytest/debugging.py:112–148

(cls, capman: Optional["CaptureManager"])

    @classmethod
    def _import_pdb_cls(cls, capman: Optional["CaptureManager"]):
        if not cls._config:
            import pdb

            # Happens when using pytest.set_trace outside of a test.
            return pdb.Pdb

        usepdb_cls = cls._config.getvalue("usepdb_cls")

        if cls._wrapped_pdb_cls and cls._wrapped_pdb_cls[0] == usepdb_cls:
            return cls._wrapped_pdb_cls[1]

        if usepdb_cls:
            modname, classname = usepdb_cls

            try:
                __import__(modname)
                mod = sys.modules[modname]

                # Handle --pdbcls=pdb:pdb.Pdb (useful e.g. with pdbpp).
                parts = classname.split(".")
                pdb_cls = getattr(mod, parts[0])
                for part in parts[1:]:
                    pdb_cls = getattr(pdb_cls, part)
            except Exception as exc:
                value = ":".join((modname, classname))
                raise UsageError(
                    f"--pdbcls: could not import {value!r}: {exc}"
                ) from exc
        else:
            import pdb

            pdb_cls = pdb.Pdb

        wrapped_cls = cls._get_pdb_wrapper_class(pdb_cls, capman)
        cls._wrapped_pdb_cls = (usepdb_cls, wrapped_cls)
        return wrapped_cls

    @classmethod
    def _get_pdb_wrapper_class(cls, pdb_cls, capman: Optional["CaptureManager"]):