diff --git a/boltons/debugutils.py b/boltons/debugutils.py
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+++ b/boltons/debugutils.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+
+def pdb_on_signal(signal=None):
+    import pdb
+    import signal
+    if not signal:
+        signal = signal.SIGINT
+
+    def pdb_int_handler(sig, frame):
+        pdb.set_trace()
+
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, pdb_int_handler)
+    return