Is there any ipdb print pager?

Question

I am using ipdb to debug a python script.

I want to print a very long variable. Is there any ipdb pager like more or less used in shells?

Thanks

Answer 1

You might want to create a function which accepts a text, puts this text into a temporary file, and calls os.system('less %s' % temporary_file_name).

To make it easier for everyday use: Put the function into a file (e.g: ~/.pythonrc) and specify it in your PYTHONSTARTUP.

Alternatively you can just install bpython (pip install bpython), and start the bpython shell using bpython. This shell has a "pager" functionality which executes less with your last output.