It might help if you were to also provide the code that you were trying to debug.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python2.7 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1426716 Title: Using Pdb for Python causes a segmentation fault in readline Status in python2.7 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I am debugging a Python unit test using pdb. In my code I use the following: import pdb ... pdb.set_trace() This drops me into a Pdb prompt (handled by readline). When entering 'n' a few time to step I encounter a segmentation fault. Details and backtrace are in attached log file. I tried using apport to report this, but apport keeps crashing while analysing the issue :-( ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: python 2.7.8-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-31.41-generic 3.16.7-ckt5 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sat Feb 28 16:26:43 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-19 (497 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130822) SourcePackage: python-defaults UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-25 (126 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1426716/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp