Pry Error: Cannot find local context. Did you use `binding.pry`?

Question

Why am I getting this pry error?

[36] pry(main)> s = "pry"
Error: Cannot find local context. Did you use `binding.pry`?

It works fine in this screencast http://pryrepl.org/

I admit I got the same error today for the first time in my life. I seem to install latest pry. This error appears when one tries to assign value to s, or use s in any other context (sic!) I believe, this is latest release bug of pry. a = 'pry' will work for you. — Aleksei Matiushkin
– Aleksei Matiushkin, Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 16:25

Travis Yoder · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-27 16:50:29Z

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It seems that s, c and n are reserved commands on the pry-nav gem, found here, that help you to step through bindings.

Pry.commands.alias_command 'c', 'continue'
Pry.commands.alias_command 's', 'step'
Pry.commands.alias_command 'n', 'next'

They are set up by default but can be removed by putting:

Pry::Commands.delete 'c'
Pry::Commands.delete 'n'
Pry::Commands.delete 's'

in a file called .pryrc in your root directory.

answered Mar 27, 2015 at 16:47

Travis Yoder

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Yes, looks like this is relatively new.

And it's stuff like this that makes me prefer plain old debugger.

f seems to be reserved as well

Useful for removing the next command that is a Ruby keyword