"""Support for remote Python debugging. Some ASCII art to describe the structure: IN PYTHON SUBPROCESS # IN IDLE PROCESS # # oid='gui_adapter' +----------+ # +------------+ +-----+ | GUIProxy |--remote#call-->| GUIAdapter |--calls-->| GUI | +-----+--calls-->+----------+ # +------------+ +-----+ | Idb | # / +-----+<-calls--+------------+ # +----------+<--calls-/ | IdbAdapter |<--remote#call--| IdbProxy | +------------+ # +----------+ oid='idb_adapter' # The purpose of the Proxy and Adapter classes is to translate certain arguments and return values that cannot be transported through the RPC barrier, in particular frame and traceback objects. """ import types from idlelib import Debugger debugging = 0 idb_adap_oid = "idb_adapter" gui_adap_oid = "gui_adapter" #======================================= # # In the PYTHON subprocess: frametable = {} dicttable = {} codetable = {} tracebacktable = {} def wrap_frame(frame): fid = id(frame) frametable[fid] = frame return fid def wrap_info(info): "replace info[2], a traceback instance, by its ID" if info is None: return None else: traceback = info[2] assert isinstance(traceback, types.TracebackType) traceback_id = id(traceback) tracebacktable[traceback_id] = traceback modified_info = (info[0], info[1], traceback_id) return modified_info class GUIProxy: def __init__(self, conn, gui_adap_oid): self.conn = conn self.oid = gui_adap_oid def interaction(self, message, frame, info=None): # calls rpc.SocketIO.remotecall() via run.MyHandler instance # pass frame and traceback object IDs instead of the objects themselves self.conn.remotecall(self.oid, "interaction", (message, wrap_frame(frame), wrap_info(info)), {}) class IdbAdapter: def __init__(self, idb): self.idb = idb #----------called by an IdbProxy---------- def set_step(self): self.idb.set_step() def set_quit(self): self.idb.set_quit() def set_continue(self): self.idb.set_continue() def set_next(self, fid): frame = frametable[fid] self.idb.set_next(frame) def set_return(self, fid): frame = frametable[fid] self.idb.set_return(frame) def get_stack(self, fid, tbid): frame = frametable[fid] if tbid is None: tb = None else: tb = tracebacktable[tbid] stack, i = self.idb.get_stack(frame, tb) stack = [(wrap_frame(frame2), k) for frame2, k in stack] return stack, i def run(self, cmd): import __main__ self.idb.run(cmd, __main__.__dict__) def set_break(self, filename, lineno): msg = self.idb.set_break(filename, lineno) return msg def clear_break(self, filename, lineno): msg = self.idb.clear_break(filename, lineno) return msg def clear_all_file_breaks(self, filename): msg = self.idb.clear_all_file_breaks(filename) return msg #----------called by a FrameProxy---------- def frame_attr(self, fid, name): frame = frametable[fid] return getattr(frame, name) def frame_globals(self, fid): frame = frametable[fid] dict = frame.f_globals did = id(dict) dicttable[did] = dict return did def frame_locals(self, fid): frame = frametable[fid] dict = frame.f_locals did = id(dict) dicttable[did] = dict return did def frame_code(self, fid): frame = frametable[fid] code = frame.f_code cid = id(code) codetable[cid] = code return cid #----------called by a CodeProxy---------- def code_name(self, cid): code = codetable[cid] return code.co_name def code_filename(self, cid): code = codetable[cid] return code.co_filename #----------called by a DictProxy---------- def dict_keys(self, did): raise NotImplemented("dict_keys not public or pickleable") ## dict = dicttable[did] ## return dict.keys() ### Needed until dict_keys is type is finished and pickealable. ### Will probably need to extend rpc.py:SocketIO._proxify at that time. def dict_keys_list(self, did): dict = dicttable[did] return list(dict.keys()) def dict_item(self, did, key): dict = dicttable[did] value = dict[key] value = repr(value) ### can't pickle module 'builtins' return value #----------end class IdbAdapter---------- def start_debugger(rpchandler, gui_adap_oid): """Start the debugger and its RPC link in the Python subprocess Start the subprocess side of the split debugger and set up that side of the RPC link by instantiating the GUIProxy, Idb debugger, and IdbAdapter objects and linking them together. Register the IdbAdapter with the RPCServer to handle RPC requests from the split debugger GUI via the IdbProxy. """ gui_proxy = GUIProxy(rpchandler, gui_adap_oid) idb = Debugger.Idb(gui_proxy) idb_adap = IdbAdapter(idb) rpchandler.register(idb_adap_oid, idb_adap) return idb_adap_oid #======================================= # # In the IDLE process: class FrameProxy: def __init__(self, conn, fid): self._conn = conn self._fid = fid self._oid = "idb_adapter" self._dictcache = {} def __getattr__(self, name): if name[:1] == "_": raise AttributeError(name) if name == "f_code": return self._get_f_code() if name == "f_globals": return self._get_f_globals() if name == "f_locals": return self._get_f_locals() return self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "frame_attr", (self._fid, name), {}) def _get_f_code(self): cid = self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "frame_code", (self._fid,), {}) return CodeProxy(self._conn, self._oid, cid) def _get_f_globals(self): did = self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "frame_globals", (self._fid,), {}) return self._get_dict_proxy(did) def _get_f_locals(self): did = self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "frame_locals", (self._fid,), {}) return self._get_dict_proxy(did) def _get_dict_proxy(self, did): if did in self._dictcache: return self._dictcache[did] dp = DictProxy(self._conn, self._oid, did) self._dictcache[did] = dp return dp class CodeProxy: def __init__(self, conn, oid, cid): self._conn = conn self._oid = oid self._cid = cid def __getattr__(self, name): if name == "co_name": return self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "code_name", (self._cid,), {}) if name == "co_filename": return self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "code_filename", (self._cid,), {}) class DictProxy: def __init__(self, conn, oid, did): self._conn = conn self._oid = oid self._did = did ## def keys(self): ## return self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "dict_keys", (self._did,), {}) # 'temporary' until dict_keys is a pickleable built-in type def keys(self): return self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "dict_keys_list", (self._did,), {}) def __getitem__(self, key): return self._conn.remotecall(self._oid, "dict_item", (self._did, key), {}) def __getattr__(self, name): ##print("*** Failed DictProxy.__getattr__:", name) raise AttributeError(name) class GUIAdapter: def __init__(self, conn, gui): self.conn = conn self.gui = gui def interaction(self, message, fid, modified_info): ##print("*** Interaction: (%s, %s, %s)" % (message, fid, modified_info)) frame = FrameProxy(self.conn, fid) self.gui.interaction(message, frame, modified_info) class IdbProxy: def __init__(self, conn, shell, oid): self.oid = oid self.conn = conn self.shell = shell def call(self, methodname, *args, **kwargs): ##print("*** IdbProxy.call %s %s %s" % (methodname, args, kwargs)) value = self.conn.remotecall(self.oid, methodname, args, kwargs) ##print("*** IdbProxy.call %s returns %r" % (methodname, value)) return value def run(self, cmd, locals): # Ignores locals on purpose! seq = self.conn.asyncqueue(self.oid, "run", (cmd,), {}) self.shell.interp.active_seq = seq def get_stack(self, frame, tbid): # passing frame and traceback IDs, not the objects themselves stack, i = self.call("get_stack", frame._fid, tbid) stack = [(FrameProxy(self.conn, fid), k) for fid, k in stack] return stack, i def set_continue(self): self.call("set_continue") def set_step(self): self.call("set_step") def set_next(self, frame): self.call("set_next", frame._fid) def set_return(self, frame): self.call("set_return", frame._fid) def set_quit(self): self.call("set_quit") def set_break(self, filename, lineno): msg = self.call("set_break", filename, lineno) return msg def clear_break(self, filename, lineno): msg = self.call("clear_break", filename, lineno) return msg def clear_all_file_breaks(self, filename): msg = self.call("clear_all_file_breaks", filename) return msg def start_remote_debugger(rpcclt, pyshell): """Start the subprocess debugger, initialize the debugger GUI and RPC link Request the RPCServer start the Python subprocess debugger and link. Set up the Idle side of the split debugger by instantiating the IdbProxy, debugger GUI, and debugger GUIAdapter objects and linking them together. Register the GUIAdapter with the RPCClient to handle debugger GUI interaction requests coming from the subprocess debugger via the GUIProxy. The IdbAdapter will pass execution and environment requests coming from the Idle debugger GUI to the subprocess debugger via the IdbProxy. """ global idb_adap_oid idb_adap_oid = rpcclt.remotecall("exec", "start_the_debugger",\ (gui_adap_oid,), {}) idb_proxy = IdbProxy(rpcclt, pyshell, idb_adap_oid) gui = Debugger.Debugger(pyshell, idb_proxy) gui_adap = GUIAdapter(rpcclt, gui) rpcclt.register(gui_adap_oid, gui_adap) return gui def close_remote_debugger(rpcclt): """Shut down subprocess debugger and Idle side of debugger RPC link Request that the RPCServer shut down the subprocess debugger and link. Unregister the GUIAdapter, which will cause a GC on the Idle process debugger and RPC link objects. (The second reference to the debugger GUI is deleted in PyShell.close_remote_debugger().) """ close_subprocess_debugger(rpcclt) rpcclt.unregister(gui_adap_oid) def close_subprocess_debugger(rpcclt): rpcclt.remotecall("exec", "stop_the_debugger", (idb_adap_oid,), {}) def restart_subprocess_debugger(rpcclt): idb_adap_oid_ret = rpcclt.remotecall("exec", "start_the_debugger",\ (gui_adap_oid,), {}) assert idb_adap_oid_ret == idb_adap_oid, 'Idb restarted with different oid'

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Over the past 35 years, we have designed, built or restructured some of the most powerful news and journalism companies in the world.

We replace the traditional TV news ‘crew’ with one highly trained journalist, working alone with nothing but an iPhone.

No more TV news ‘crews’, no editors and no field producers.

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In doing this, we can cut the cost of production by as much as 75% while increasing ratings and audience engagement.

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EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CAN TEACH YOUR STAFF TO PRODUCE

ITAY HOD

Itay Hod, MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2018.

Because he works alone, with only an iPhone, he was able to embed himself with a homeless family.

Here’s the story he produced in a one-day turn.

KIET DO

Kiet Do, an MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2021.

Here is a story he produced, all on his own, with only an iPhone and in a one-day turn.

TAYLOR SCHAUB

Taylor Schaub, an MMJ with Spectrum News 1 in LA, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2023.

Here is a story he turned in only one day, using only an iPhone. It was the first video story he ever did and it was nominated for an Emmy.

THE BOOTCAMP

How do we convert stations and whole networks to working in this way?

Since 1988, we have run intensive 5-Day Video Storytelling Bootcamps

We have done these all over the world.

These are hands-on bootcamps, and participants learn an entirely new way of creating TV news stories.

-We shoot at a 3:1 ratio or lower, so turnaround times are fast.

-We go directly from camera to timelilne and edit – no written scripts. We work in the medium of pictures and sound.

-We are entirely character-driven.

-We are driven by pictures and real events.

-We are focused almost entirely on ’the viewer experience’.

Since 1988, more than 70,000 journalists around the world have taken our bootcamps, either in person on virtualy.

Case Studies

CBS News

We have started to work with CBS News, bringing our ideas of character-driven storytelling to one of the most successful and biggest networks in the United States. Since beginning to work with them ratings have climbed and more importantly, audience engagement is through the ceiling.

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New York Times Television

We started New York Times Television in 1990 and it was the first paper to be brought into the world of TV. It quickly became one of the most successful non-fiction production companies in the United States. The series and documentaries we produced won many awards including multiple Emmys.

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The BBC

We have been working with the BBC since the year 2000 helping to convert their national news network to our visual storytelling technique. Most recently we have trained teams from their sports, documentaries, and comedy divisions to make character-driven stories using only smartphones.

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Spectrum News

For the past five years we have worked with Spectrum News to introduce and train their journalists on visual, character driven storytelling using smartphones helping to create a different kind of local news for their network of 24-Hour News Stations across the United States.

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The United Nations

In 2006, we were approached by the United Nations. Rather than rely on news outlets, it would be much easier to train the field operatives to produce their own stories. We spent two years working with the UN, training more than 100 of their staff in bootcamps in Geneva and Nairobi.

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The Newark Star-Ledger

We trained 50 print reporters at the paper to shoot and tell their own stories, in conjunction with their print work. We built a TV newsroom in their existing print newsroom – you could not ask for a better set and they began to live stream their stories in conjunction with their print work.

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Mcgraw Hill

We spent two years with McGraw Hill, training more than 150 of their staffers, making them completely video literate. McGraw/Hill media properties we transit included Business Week, Aviation Week, (what was the name of the architecture magazine), and JD Power and Associates.

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Voice of America

In 1990, we were approached by The Voice of America, the official broadcasting agency for the United States Government. When we met with VOA, they were only a short wave radio broadcaster, but working with them, we took them into television, launching VOA-TV.

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Oyster Yachts

British based Oyster Yachts makes some of the finest yachts in the world. Like every other company, they had to find a way to feed the never-ending video demands of social media – sites like Instagram and TikTok. We trained the Oyster staff to tell their own stories, using only iPhones.

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Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

We were approached by SEPA, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency because they had to continually find a way to ‘feed the media beast’. The result was that SEPA was able to tell their own stories, whenever they wanted, and at almost no additional cost.

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Michael on Media

Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.

He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.

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RE-INVENTING THE TELEVISION NEWS BUSINESS*

A revolution in video storytelling

Creating entirely new & cost-effective production methods

From the world leaders in video production training and the creators of Character Driven Storytelling™

*and every other business that uses video

WHAT WE DO

Over the past 35 years, we have designed, built or restructured some of the most powerful news and journalism companies in the world.

We replace the traditional TV news ‘crew’ with one highly trained journalist, working alone with nothing but an iPhone.

No more TV news ‘crews’, no editors and no field producers.

This is television news done the way newspaper journalism is done – one reporter with their electronic pad and pencil.

In doing this, we can cut the cost of production by as much as 75% while increasing ratings and audience engagement.

In the place of conventional TV news ‘packages’ – ie, reporter stand up, interview, b-roll, man on the street, we marry great journalism with Netflix and Hollywood storytelling.

It’s a combination that works.

We have taken most of our clients to #1 in their respective markets.

And it’s not just for news. Any company, any profit, any NGO and anyone else who is online needs to tell their story in compelling yet cost-effective video. We can teach you to do that. Either in person or virtually.

EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CAN TEACH YOUR STAFF TO PRODUCE

ITAY HOD

Itay Hod, MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2018.

Because he works alone, with only an iPhone, he was able to embed himself with a homeless family.

Here’s the story he produced in a one-day turn.

KIET DO

Kiet Do, an MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2021.

Here is a story he produced, all on his own, with only an iPhone and in a one-day turn.

TAYLOR SCHAUB

Taylor Schaub, an MMJ with Spectrum News 1 in LA, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2023.

Here is a story he turned in only one day, using only an iPhone. It was the first video story he ever did and it was nominated for an Emmy.

THE BOOTCAMP

How do we convert stations and whole networks to working in this way?

Since 1988, we have run intensive 5-Day Video Storytelling Bootcamps

We have done these all over the world.

These are hands-on bootcamps, and participants learn an entirely new way of creating TV news stories.

-We shoot at a 3:1 ratio or lower, so turnaround times are fast.

-We go directly from camera to timelilne and edit – no written scripts. We work in the medium of pictures and sound.

-We are entirely character-driven.

-We are driven by pictures and real events.

-We are focused almost entirely on ’the viewer experience’.

Since 1988, more than 70,000 journalists around the world have taken our bootcamps, either in person on virtualy.

Case Studies

CBS News

New York Times Television

The BBC

Spectrum News

The United Nations

The Newark Star-Ledger

Mcgraw Hill

Voice of America

Oyster Yachts

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

Michael on Media