--- contrib/python/pytest/py3/_pytest/debugging.py	(index)
+++ contrib/python/pytest/py3/_pytest/debugging.py	(working tree)
@@ -3,2 +3,3 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 import functools
+import os
 import sys
@@ -32,2 +33,38 @@ from _pytest import outcomes
 
+def import_readline():
+    try:
+        import readline
+    except ImportError:
+        sys.path.append('/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload')
+
+    try:
+        import readline
+    except ImportError as e:
+        print('can not import readline:', e)
+
+        import subprocess
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_call('stty icrnl'.split())
+        except OSError as e:
+            print('can not restore Enter, use Control+J:', e)
+
+
+def tty():
+    if os.isatty(1):
+        return
+
+    fd = os.open('/dev/tty', os.O_RDWR)
+    os.dup2(fd, 0)
+    os.dup2(fd, 1)
+    os.dup2(fd, 2)
+    os.close(fd)
+
+    old_sys_path = sys.path
+    sys.path = list(sys.path)
+    try:
+        import_readline()
+    finally:
+        sys.path = old_sys_path
+
+
 def _validate_usepdb_cls(value: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
@@ -280,2 +317,3 @@ class pytestPDB(object):
         """Invoke debugging via ``Pdb.set_trace``, dropping any IO capturing."""
+        tty()
         frame = sys._getframe().f_back
@@ -295,2 +333,3 @@ class PdbInvoke(object):
             sys.stdout.write(err)
+        tty()
         assert call.excinfo is not None