Add objects subcommand#850
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This command allows you to get a list of all GC-registered objects and to query specific atttribute values for debugging.
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I found that this project has extensive capabilities for accessing object attributes and pretty-printing values of many different types, but it was only being used for printing locals in a stack frame and for some thread introspection. The potential for other uses is immense.
This PR adds a new command called
objects, which allows introspection into live objects of an interpreter instance by walking the GC. It's supported for both, active processes and core dumps. All Python versions with active support are covered. Prior to 3.9, GC structures looked a bit different.Use cases:
A potential future extension could be to take an object address and print its entire attribute dict.