Keyword Library for the [Robot Framework](http://code.google.com/p/robotframework/) providing keywords `IPython` and `PDB Set Trace` keywords. Use it like this: *** Settings *** Library package.where.i.placed.robotlib.Support *** Test cases *** My Test Case [Some Steps...] IPython [Some Other Steps...] PDB Set Trace

robotlib.py

'''
Robot library helpers for debugging
'''

import sys
import pdb

import IPython


class STDIOContextManager(object):
    """Saves and restores sys.std* variables from their sys.__std*__ backups"""

    STDIO_NAMES = 'stdin stdout stderr'.split()

    def __init__(self):
        for name in self.STDIO_NAMES:
            # save sys.stdin, etc...
            setattr(self, name, getattr(sys, name))
            # restore sys.__stdin__ back into sys.stdin, etc...
            setattr(sys, name, getattr(sys, '__%s__' % name))

    @classmethod
    def __enter__(cls):
        return cls()

    def __exit__(self, ext_type, exc_value, exc_tb):
        for name in self.STDIO_NAMES:
            setattr(sys, name, getattr(self, name))

class Support(object):
    '''Robot keywords'''

    def ipython(self):
        '''Opens IPython prompt into the console'''
        with STDIOContextManager:
            IPython.embed()

    def pdb_set_trace(self):
        '''Opens pdb prompt into the console'''
        STDIOContextManager()
        pdb.set_trace()
        # don't exit the context manager, or we'll lose the pdb prompt even
        # though it'll keep running