gistfile1.py

# coding: utf8

import bdb
import sys

# borrowed from: https://gist.github.com/rctay/3169104

def info(type, value, tb):
    if (hasattr(sys, 'ps1')
        or not sys.stdin.isatty()
        or not sys.stdout.isatty()
        or not sys.stderr.isatty()
        or issubclass(type, bdb.BdbQuit)
        or issubclass(type, SyntaxError)):

        # we are in interactive mode or we don't have a tty-like
        # device, so we call the default hook
        sys.__excepthook__(type, value, tb)

    else:

        import traceback, pdb
        # we are NOT in interactive mode, print the exception...
        traceback.print_exception(type, value, tb)
        print
        # ...then start the debugger in post-mortem mode.
        pdb.pm()

#confs = config.read()

sys.excepthook = info