Comment-tag pause points in `asycnio_bp.py`

Thought i already did this but, obvi needed these to make the expect
matches pass in our test.

examples/debugging/asyncio_bp.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async def bp_then_error(
 
 ) -> None:
 
-    # sync with ``trio``-side (caller) task
+    # sync with `trio`-side (caller) task
     to_trio.send_nowait('start')
 
     # NOTE: what happens here inside the hook needs some refinement..
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ async def bp_then_error(
     #    we set `Lock.local_task_in_debug = 'sync'`, we probably want
     #    some further, at least, meta-data about the task/actor in debug
     #    in terms of making it clear it's `asyncio` mucking about.
-    breakpoint()
-
+    breakpoint()  # asyncio-side
 
     # short checkpoint / delay
     await asyncio.sleep(0.5)  # asyncio-side
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ async def trio_ctx(
     # this will block until the ``asyncio`` task sends a "first"
     # message, see first line in above func.
     async with (
-
         to_asyncio.open_channel_from(
             bp_then_error,
             # raise_after_bp=not bp_before_started,
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ async def trio_ctx(
         assert first == 'start'
 
         if bp_before_started:
-            await tractor.pause()
+            await tractor.pause()  # trio-side
 
         await ctx.started(first)  # trio-side
 
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ async def main(
 
             # pause in parent to ensure no cross-actor
             # locking problems exist!
-            await tractor.pause()
+            await tractor.pause()  # trio-root
 
             if cancel_from_root:
                 await ctx.cancel()

tests/devx/conftest.py

@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ def ctlc(
                 'https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/320'
             )
 
+        if mark.name == 'ctlcs_bish':
+            pytest.skip(
+                f'Test {node} prolly uses something from the stdlib (namely `asyncio`..)\n'
+                f'The test and/or underlying example script can *sometimes* run fine '
+                f'locally but more then likely until the cpython peeps get their sh#$ together, '
+                f'this test will definitely not behave like `trio` under SIGINT..\n'
+            )
+
     if use_ctlc:
         # XXX: disable pygments highlighting for auto-tests
         # since some envs (like actions CI) will struggle

tractor/_exceptions.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import builtins
 import importlib
 from pprint import pformat
+from pdb import bdb
 import sys
 from types import (
     TracebackType,
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ def get_err_type(type_name: str) -> BaseException|None:
         builtins,
         _this_mod,
         trio,
+        bdb,
     ]:
         if type_ref := getattr(
             ns,

tractor/msg/_ops.py

@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ class PldRx(Struct):
                         f'|_pld={pld!r}\n'
                     )
                     return pld
+                except TypeError as typerr:
+                    __tracebackhide__: bool = False
+                    raise typerr
 
                 # XXX pld-value type failure
                 except ValidationError as valerr:
@@ -799,6 +802,11 @@ def validate_payload_msg(
     roundtripped: Started|None = None
     try:
         roundtripped: Started = codec.decode(msg_bytes)
+    except TypeError as typerr:
+        __tracebackhide__: bool = False
+        raise typerr
+
+    try:
         ctx: Context = getattr(ipc, 'ctx', ipc)
         pld: PayloadT = ctx.pld_rx.decode_pld(
             msg=roundtripped,
@@ -823,6 +831,11 @@ def validate_payload_msg(
             )
             raise ValidationError(complaint)
 
+    # usually due to `.decode()` input type
+    except TypeError as typerr:
+        __tracebackhide__: bool = False
+        raise typerr
+
     # raise any msg type error NO MATTER WHAT!
     except ValidationError as verr:
         try: