super(): no arguments

[bersbersbers]

Environment data

• debugpy version: 1.8.7
• OS and version: Win 11 24H2
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.12.0 via uv
• Using VS Code or Visual Studio: VS Code

Actual behavior

Cannot run super() in Debug Console

Expected behavior

Can run super() in Debug Console

Steps to reproduce:

class A:
    def method(self):
        print("super!")

class B(A):
    def method(self):
        super().method()

B().method()

1. Set breakpoint in line super().method()
2. Run file with debugger attached
3. At breakpoint, run super().method() in Debug Console

[rchiodo]

Thanks for the issue but that's by design. The debugger is just running what you type in a python eval call. super() isn't allowed in an eval call.

super() really means super(__class__, self). See this PEP: https://peps.python.org/pep-3135/

If you want this to work, you'd do this instead:

super(__class__, self).method()

[bersbersbers]

Thanks - learned something 😃