Remote debugging attachment protocol

This protocol enables external tools to attach to a running CPython process and execute Python code remotely.

Most platforms require elevated privileges to attach to another Python process.

Disabling remote debugging

To disable remote debugging support, use any of the following:

• Set the PYTHON_DISABLE_REMOTE_DEBUG environment variable to 1 before starting the interpreter.
• Use the -X disable_remote_debug command-line option.
• Compile Python with the --without-remote-debug build flag.