import code import traceback import signal # Interactive debugging code from # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/132058/showing-the-stack-trace-from-a-running-python-application # (that link also points to code for an interactive remote debugger # setup, which we might want if we move Tornado to run in a daemon # rather than via screen). def interactive_debug(sig, frame): """Interrupt running process, and provide a python prompt for interactive debugging.""" d={'_frame':frame} # Allow access to frame object. d.update(frame.f_globals) # Unless shadowed by global d.update(frame.f_locals) message = "Signal recieved : entering python shell.\nTraceback:\n" message += ''.join(traceback.format_stack(frame)) i = code.InteractiveConsole(d) i.interact(message) # SIGUSR1 => Just print the stack # SIGUSR2 => Print stack + open interactive debugging shell def interactive_debug_listen(): signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, lambda sig, stack: traceback.print_stack(stack)) signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR2, interactive_debug)