Any similar `x` command of gdb in pdb?

Question

With gdb, we can see the memory units, like (gdb) x /**xb address, helping us understand how the variable reserved in computer actually. So can i do that with pdb? and how?

Answer 1

The answer is No.

pdb has no such option to do this.('variable' called 'reference' may be better).

The variable in python is different from C/C++, For example:

the integer 1, in C his storage form:

   0000 0000 0000 0001

However, in python, 1 is not a pure number, It's a structure.

If you look at Python-2.7.13\Include\intobject.h

you will see this：

typedef struct {
    PyObject_HEAD
    long ob_ival;
} PyIntObject;

I do not think there is a need to look at the storage form of a variable in python.

Sometimes we just need to know what a varible is.

In this situation, you can use 'p' or 'pp'. Doc in https://docs.python.org/2/library/pdb.html.

p expression

Evaluate the expression in the current context and print its value.

pp expression

Like the p command, except the value of the expression is pretty-printed using the pprint module.