dbe.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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'''
  This modules makes it so that any importing module will go to pdb on exception
  rather than going to nothing.  Title stands for
  "DeBug on Exception:, naming convention similar to pdb (python debugger)

  Thanks to: Lennart Regebro at
 <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5515940/trying-to-implement-import-debug-mode-module/5517696#5517696>
'''

import sys
import pdb

def except_hook(exctype, value, traceback):
    if previous_except_hook:
        previous_except_hook(exctype, value, traceback)
    pdb.post_mortem(traceback)

previous_except_hook = sys.excepthook
sys.excepthook = except_hook