Introduce filter_internal_frames option to control internal frame filtering

Author: arjxn-py

ipykernel/debugger.py

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class Debugger:
     ]
 
     def __init__(
-        self, log, debugpy_stream, event_callback, shell_socket, session, kernel_modules, just_my_code=True
+        self, log, debugpy_stream, event_callback, shell_socket, session, kernel_modules, just_my_code=False, filter_internal_frames=True
     ):
         """Initialize the debugger."""
         self.log = log
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.event_callback = event_callback
         self.kernel_modules = kernel_modules
         self.just_my_code = just_my_code
+        self.filter_internal_frames = filter_internal_frames
         self.stopped_queue: Queue[t.Any] = Queue()
 
         self.started_debug_handlers = {}
@@ -577,8 +578,9 @@ async def attach(self, message):
             message["arguments"]["debugOptions"] = ["DebugStdLib"]
 
         # Dynamic skip rules (computed at kernel startup)
-        rules = [{"path": path, "include": False} for path in self.kernel_modules]
-        message["arguments"]["rules"] = rules
+        if self.filter_internal_frames:
+            rules = [{"path": path, "include": False} for path in self.kernel_modules]
+            message["arguments"]["rules"] = rules
 
         return await self._forward_message(message)
 

ipykernel/ipkernel.py

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
                 self.session,
                 self._kernel_modules,
                 self.debug_just_my_code,
+                self.filter_internal_frames,
             )
 
         # Initialize the InteractiveShell subclass

ipykernel/kernelbase.py

@@ -179,11 +179,18 @@ def _default_ident(self):
     # The ipykernel source is in the call stack, so the user
     # has to manipulate the step-over and step-into in a wize way.
     debug_just_my_code = Bool(
-        True,
+        False,
         help="""Set to False if you want to debug python standard and dependent libraries.
         """,
     ).tag(config=True)
 
+    # Experimental option to filter internal frames from the stack trace and stepping.
+    filter_internal_frames = Bool(
+        True,
+        help="""Set to False if you want to debug kernel modules.
+        """,
+    ).tag(config=True)
+
     # track associations with current request
     # Private interface