.pdbrc.py

def complete(self, text, state):
    """return the next possible completion for text, using the current frame's
       local namespace

       This is called successively with state == 0, 1, 2, ... until it
       returns None.  The completion should begin with 'text'.
    """
    # keep a completer class, and make sure that it uses the current local scope 
    if not hasattr(self, 'completer'):
        self.completer = rlcompleter.Completer(self.curframe.f_locals)
    else:
        self.completer.namespace = self.curframe.f_locals
    return self.completer.complete(text, state)

'''
import readline
import pdb

# make 'l' an alias to 'longlist'
#pdb.Pdb.do_l = pdb.Pdb.do_longlist
#pdb.Pdb.do_st = pdb.Pdb.do_sticky

class Config(pdb.DefaultConfig):

    def __init__(self):
        readline.parse_and_bind('set convert-meta on')
        readline.parse_and_bind('Meta-/: complete')

        try:
            from pygments.formatters import terminal
        except ImportError:
            pass
        else:
            self.colorscheme = terminal.TERMINAL_COLORS.copy()
            self.colorscheme.update({
                terminal.Keyword:            ('darkred',     'red'),
                terminal.Number:             ('darkyellow',  'yellow'),
                terminal.String:             ('brown',       'green'),
                terminal.Name.Function:      ('darkgreen',   'blue'),
                terminal.Name.Namespace:     ('teal',        'turquoise'),
                })
'''