python
diff --git a/‎Lib/pdb.py‎
Lines changed: 5 additions & 4 deletions b/‎Lib/pdb.py‎
Lines changed: 5 additions & 4 deletions
diff --git a/‎Lib/test/test_pdb.py‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 1 deletion b/‎Lib/test/test_pdb.py‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 1 deletion
@@ -303,14 +303,15 @@ class Pdb(bdb.Bdb, cmd.Cmd):
     # Limit the maximum depth of chained exceptions, we should be handling cycles,
     # but in case there are recursions, we stop at 999.
     MAX_CHAINED_EXCEPTION_DEPTH = 999
+    DEFAULT_BACKEND = 'settrace'
 
     _file_mtime_table = {}
 
     _last_pdb_instance = None
 
     def __init__(self, completekey='tab', stdin=None, stdout=None, skip=None,
-                 nosigint=False, readrc=True, mode=None):
-        bdb.Bdb.__init__(self, skip=skip, backend='monitoring')
+                 nosigint=False, readrc=True, mode=None, backend=None):
+        bdb.Bdb.__init__(self, skip=skip, backend=backend if backend else self.DEFAULT_BACKEND)
         cmd.Cmd.__init__(self, completekey, stdin, stdout)
         sys.audit("pdb.Pdb")
         if stdout:
@@ -2372,7 +2373,7 @@ def set_trace(*, header=None, commands=None):
     if Pdb._last_pdb_instance is not None:
         pdb = Pdb._last_pdb_instance
     else:
-        pdb = Pdb(mode='inline')
+        pdb = Pdb(mode='inline', backend='monitoring')
     if header is not None:
         pdb.message(header)
     pdb.set_trace(sys._getframe().f_back, commands=commands)
@@ -2487,7 +2488,7 @@ def main():
     # modified by the script being debugged. It's a bad idea when it was
     # changed by the user from the command line. There is a "restart" command
     # which allows explicit specification of command line arguments.
-    pdb = Pdb(mode='cli')
+    pdb = Pdb(mode='cli', backend='monitoring')
     pdb.rcLines.extend(opts.commands)
     while True:
         try:
 
@@ -4069,7 +4069,13 @@ def test_multiline_completion(self):
 
 def load_tests(loader, tests, pattern):
     from test import test_pdb
-    tests.addTest(doctest.DocTestSuite(test_pdb))
+    def setUpPdbBackend(backend):
+        def setUp(test):
+            import pdb
+            pdb.Pdb.DEFAULT_BACKEND = backend
+        return setUp
+    tests.addTest(doctest.DocTestSuite(test_pdb, setUp=setUpPdbBackend('monitoring')))
+    tests.addTest(doctest.DocTestSuite(test_pdb, setUp=setUpPdbBackend('settrace')))
     return tests