[SOLVED] Cannot start dbg on my python C extension

Issue

Im using python3.6.1 installed in pyenv. I have problem with running gdb on my code. When I run gdb --args python mycode.py it ends with error "/home/vydra/.pyenv/shims/python": not in executable format: File format not recognized

Solution

As suggested by Jean-François Fabre, the python file installed by pyenv is actually a bash script. You can easily make gdb run this script with:

gdb -ex r --args bash python mycode.py

See this question for other approaches: Use GDB to debug a C++ program called from a shell script

Answered By - krassowski

Answer Checked By - David Marino (WPSolving Volunteer)