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pygdbmi_gdb_controller_send_commands_parse_mi_output.py
pythonThis quickstart demonstrates how to instantiate a GDB controller, send a command
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pygdbmi_gdb_controller_send_commands_parse_mi_output.py
1from pygdbmi.gdbcontroller import GdbController
2from pprint import pprint
3
4# Start gdb process
5gdbmi = GdbController()
6
7# Load a binary (optional) and run a command
8# This sends the "-file-exec-and-symbols" command to GDB
9# and returns a list of dictionaries parsed from GDB's MI output
10response = gdbmi.write('-file-exec-and-symbols /bin/ls')
11pprint(response)
12
13# Send more commands
14response = gdbmi.write('-break-insert main')
15pprint(response)
16
17response = gdbmi.write('-exec-run')
18pprint(response)
19
20# Terminate the gdb process
21gdbmi.exit()