bpo-42383: pdb: do not fail to restart the target if the current directory changed (#23412)

This commit only adds tests and a news entry. The actual bug was fixed in the earlier commit.

Author: hexagonrecursion

Lib/test/test_pdb.py

@@ -1703,6 +1703,29 @@ def test_issue42384_symlink(self):
 
  self.assertEqual(stdout.split('\n')[2].rstrip('\r'), expected)
 
+ def test_issue42383(self):
+ with os_helper.temp_cwd() as cwd:
+ with open('foo.py', 'w') as f:
+ s = textwrap.dedent("""
+ print('The correct file was executed')
+
+ import os
+ os.chdir("subdir")
+ """)
+ f.write(s)
+
+ subdir = os.path.join(cwd, 'subdir')
+ os.mkdir(subdir)
+ os.mkdir(os.path.join(subdir, 'subdir'))
+ wrong_file = os.path.join(subdir, 'foo.py')
+
+ with open(wrong_file, 'w') as f:
+ f.write('print("The wrong file was executed")')
+
+ stdout, stderr = self._run_pdb(['foo.py'], 'c\nc\nq')
+ expected = '(Pdb) The correct file was executed'
+ self.assertEqual(stdout.split('\n')[6].rstrip('\r'), expected)
+
 
 def load_tests(*args):
  from test import test_pdb

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-11-17-14-30-12.bpo-42383.ubl0Y_.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix pdb: previously pdb would fail to restart the debugging target if it was
+specified using a relative path and the current directory changed.