def debugfile(filename, args=None, wdir=None, post_mortem=False):
    """
    Debug filename
    args: command line arguments (string)
    wdir: working directory
    post_mortem: boolean, included for compatiblity with runfile
    """
    debugger = pdb.Pdb()
    filename = debugger.canonic(filename)
    debugger._wait_for_mainpyfile = 1
    debugger.mainpyfile = filename
    debugger._user_requested_quit = 0
    if os.name == 'nt':
        filename = filename.replace('\\', '/')
    debugger.run("runfile(%r, args=%r, wdir=%r)" % (filename, args, wdir))
Debug filename
    args: command line arguments (string)
    wdir: working directory
    post_mortem: boolean, included for compatiblity with runfile