diff --git a/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/pythonshell.py b/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/pythonshell.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/pythonshell.py
+++ b/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/pythonshell.py
@@ -387,10 +387,13 @@ The process may not exit as a result of clicking this button
 

         #-------------------------Python specific-------------------------------

         # Python arguments

-        p_args = ['-u'] + get_python_args(self.fname, self.python_args,

-                                          self.interact_action.isChecked(),

-                                          self.debug_action.isChecked(),

-                                          self.arguments)

+        p_args = ['-u']

+        if DEBUG:

+            p_args += ['-v']

+        p_args += get_python_args(self.fname, self.python_args,

+                                  self.interact_action.isChecked(),

+                                  self.debug_action.isChecked(),

+                                  self.arguments)

         

         env = [unicode(_path) for _path in self.process.systemEnvironment()]
Spyder's remote console: in debug mode (SPYDER_DEBUG=True), Python interpreters
are in verbose mode (-v command line option).

Update Issue <I>
Status: Fixed

@Steve: this is the changeset I was referring to in my previous comment.