I am running a Python GUI application. I want to invoke and control GDB from it, like load an executable file, set breakpoints etc. I see that GDB has a command line interface which can be used by sending strings to the GDB process, but I want to do it the Python way. Is there a gdb.py? I see that "archer" branch has something like "import gdb", but it doesn't work in Ubuntu's default installation of Python. Where do I get this module or is there any other method to control GDB from Python?
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A how to do the ABC question: stackoverflow.com/questions/4060565/…Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com– Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com2015-07-04 21:49:58 +00:00Commented Jul 4, 2015 at 21:49
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Yes, you can control GDB from Python. The Python documentation is at http://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Python.html#Python.
If you want an example of some scripting, take a look at http://tromey.com/blog/?p=548
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Seeker
thx. i've mentioned this archer branch in my question already. it seems to be a work-in-progress. i'm going to give it a shot. but what i actually want is a python module that hooks up with existing GDB, not the archer one.
pygdbmi is what you want.
With it I was able to reset an embedded target from Python using the following:
from pygdbmi.gdbcontroller import GdbController
if __name__ == '__main__':
gdbmi = GdbController()
response = gdbmi.write('b main')
response = gdbmi.write('target remote localhost:2331')
response = gdbmi.write('mon reset 0')
response = gdbmi.write('c')
gdbgui provides a much cooler example.
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Noam
Current pygdbmi home page: cs01.github.io/pygdbmi