Bugs item #716587, was opened at 2003-04-07 02:56 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by gvanrossum You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=716587&group_id=5470

Category: Python Library Group: Python 2.4 Status: Open Resolution: None

Submitted By: Greg Fortune (gregfortune) Assigned to: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) Summary: profile.run makes assumption regarding namespace

Initial Comment: When profile.run() is executed, it assumes that the local and global namespace should be determined from the locals and globals for __main__. In the case of an embedded interpreter, this is an annoying assumption.

For instance, I have a PyQt program that has an embedded interpreter running as a "debug" console and need to profile a little segement of misbehaving code. With direct access to all the gui interactively, it seemed like a simple task of profiling a function call on one of my gui elements, but the namespace in the interpreter is very different from that of the main application.

A simple fix is to allow profile.run to be executed with an optional dict so the user can give their own namespace. A diff -u is attached which accomplishes this.

Note that this problem appears in the current Python CVS on sourceforge, but exists at least as early as Python 2.2.

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Date: 2004-03-20 18:01

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I don't see the issue. Why can't you use

prof = profile.Profile() prof.runctx(cmd, mydict, mydict)

???

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Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger) Date: 2003-07-09 02:18

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This seems like a reasonable request. The use case is uncommon but I don't like having __main__ hardwired in the code. What do you think?

If you want the change, should it be put into Py2.3?

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Comment By: Greg Fortune (gregfortune) Date: 2003-04-07 10:36

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Doh, sorry about that. Guess I should actually check it after I submit...

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Comment By: Michael Hudson (mwh) Date: 2003-04-07 08:31

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There's no uploaded file! You have to check the checkbox labeled "Check to Upload & Attach File" when you upload a file.

Please try again.

(This is a SourceForge annoyance that we can do nothing about. :-( )

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