pdb
E431927
pdb is Python’s built-in interactive debugger, used to inspect and control the execution of Python programs for troubleshooting and development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pdb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4325203 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pdb Context triple: [Python standard library, includesModule, pdb]
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A.
Protein Data Bank
The Protein Data Bank is a global repository that archives and provides open access to 3D structural data of biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.
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B.
EMBL-EBI AlphaFold Protein Structure Database
The EMBL-EBI AlphaFold Protein Structure Database is a publicly accessible resource providing predicted 3D structures of proteins generated by DeepMind’s AlphaFold system.
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C.
PEG
PEG is the stock ticker symbol for Public Service Enterprise Group, a major U.S. energy company primarily involved in regulated electric and gas utility operations and power generation.
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D.
PB
PB is the post-nominal abbreviation used to denote recipients of the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors.
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E.
PBD
PBD is the IATA airport code for Porbandar Airport, a domestic airport serving the city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pdb Target entity description: pdb is Python’s built-in interactive debugger, used to inspect and control the execution of Python programs for troubleshooting and development.
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A.
Protein Data Bank
The Protein Data Bank is a global repository that archives and provides open access to 3D structural data of biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids.
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B.
EMBL-EBI AlphaFold Protein Structure Database
The EMBL-EBI AlphaFold Protein Structure Database is a publicly accessible resource providing predicted 3D structures of proteins generated by DeepMind’s AlphaFold system.
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C.
PEG
PEG is the stock ticker symbol for Public Service Enterprise Group, a major U.S. energy company primarily involved in regulated electric and gas utility operations and power generation.
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D.
PB
PB is the post-nominal abbreviation used to denote recipients of the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors.
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E.
PBD
PBD is the IATA airport code for Porbandar Airport, a domestic airport serving the city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Python debugger
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interactive debugger ⓘ standard library module ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html ⓘ |
| hasCommand |
alias
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b ⓘ break ⓘ bt ⓘ c ⓘ cl ⓘ clear ⓘ commands ⓘ condition ⓘ continue ⓘ debug ⓘ disable ⓘ display ⓘ down ⓘ enable ⓘ h ⓘ help ⓘ ignore ⓘ jump ⓘ l ⓘ list ⓘ n ⓘ next ⓘ p ⓘ pp ⓘ q ⓘ quit ⓘ r ⓘ restart ⓘ return ⓘ retval ⓘ run ⓘ s ⓘ step ⓘ tbreak ⓘ unalias ⓘ undisplay ⓘ until ⓘ up ⓘ whatis ⓘ where ⓘ |
| implementationLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| introducedIn | early versions of Python 2 series ⓘ |
| invocationMethod |
import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
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python -m pdb script.py ⓘ |
| license | Python Software Foundation License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Python core developers ⓘ |
| partOf | Python standard library ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | debugging Python programs ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
bdb
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faulthandler ⓘ trace ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
breakpoints
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command aliases ⓘ conditional breakpoints ⓘ continuation of execution ⓘ expression evaluation ⓘ frame navigation ⓘ post-mortem debugging ⓘ single stepping ⓘ source code listing ⓘ stack inspection ⓘ variable inspection ⓘ watch-like behavior via breakpoints and checks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
debugging exceptions
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inspecting runtime state ⓘ interactive troubleshooting of Python code ⓘ post-mortem analysis of tracebacks ⓘ step-by-step execution control ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: pdb Description of subject: pdb is Python’s built-in interactive debugger, used to inspect and control the execution of Python programs for troubleshooting and development.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.