# PEP 768 – Safe external debugger interface for CPython

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-768-safe-external-debugger-interface-for-cpython/73969>\
**Category:** PEPs\
**Created:** [December 11, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-768-safe-external-debugger-interface-for-cpython/73969 "2024-12-11T15:32:04Z")\
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Just noticed this PEP asks for defining names without a `Py`/`_Py` prefix: `_remote_debugger_support` and `MAX_SCRIPT_PATH_SIZE`:

```c
typedef struct _remote_debugger_support {
    int debugger_pending_call;
    char debugger_script_path[MAX_SCRIPT_PATH_SIZE];
} _PyRemoteDebuggerSupport;

```

Could the struct tag be removed and a `Py_` added before `MAX`? (See PR [#135924](https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/135924/files))

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