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Asked: June 9, 20262026-06-09T23:18:57+00:00 2026-06-09T23:18:57+00:00

I want to debug a python script which is invoked via os.system() from another

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I want to debug a python script which is invoked via os.system() from another python script. I tried calling pdb.set_trace from the invoked code but it doesn’t work. I can’t see the Python pdb prompt.


Its sort of automation framework. My final python script where i want to put set_trace is like:

python script1.py --invokes--> script2.py --invokes--> script3.py (Here, in script3.py my set_trace is )

I’m working on linux with python 2.4

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    2026-06-09T23:18:58+00:00Added an answer on June 9, 2026 at 11:18 pm

    If you are using output redirection, the pdb prompt will be redirected as well.

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