Update help text for --pdbcls to match behavior (closes #8655) (#8656)

SnoopJ · web-flow · commit 822624c252cf · 2021-05-11T09:04:50.000Z
* Clarify help text for --pdbcls

* Add changelog entry for --pdbcls
diff --git a/changelog/8655.doc.rst b/changelog/8655.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Help text for ``--pdbcls`` more accurately reflects the option's behavior.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/debugging.py b/src/_pytest/debugging.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None:
         dest="usepdb_cls",
         metavar="modulename:classname",
         type=_validate_usepdb_cls,
-        help="start a custom interactive Python debugger on errors. "
+        help="specify a custom interactive Python debugger for use with --pdb."
         "For example: --pdbcls=IPython.terminal.debugger:TerminalPdb",
     )
     group._addoption(

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	`1`	+Help text for ``--pdbcls`` more accurately reflects the option's behavior.
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`@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None:`
`53`	`53`	`dest="usepdb_cls",`
`54`	`54`	`metavar="modulename:classname",`
`55`	`55`	`type=_validate_usepdb_cls,`
`56`		`- help="start a custom interactive Python debugger on errors. "`
	`56`	`+ help="specify a custom interactive Python debugger for use with --pdb."`
`57`	`57`	`"For example: --pdbcls=IPython.terminal.debugger:TerminalPdb",`
`58`	`58`	`)`
`59`	`59`	`group._addoption(`