When running Python's pdb as a script, how do I autostart the script? -

if want run script , have pdb catch exceptions come up, invoke so:

python -m pdb script.py 

or:

pdb script.py 

the problem stops @ debugging prompt right away:

> /home/coiax/junkyard/script.py(1)<module>() -> import sys (pdb)  

and have type c or continue go. there way of getting load , start script without asking if want set breakpoints or whatever?

i swear i've read pdb module documentation, , tried making .pdbrc file containing

c 

but doesn't start auto-magically.

what want can trivially achieved using ipython:

ipython yourmodule.py --pdb 

whenever exception raised not caught (i.e. program crashes), instantly land in ipython's debugger @ point exception raised. there on can move stack , down, inspect variables, etc. huge time saver when developing python; use time.