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diff --git a/‎src/runtime/debughelper.cs‎
Lines changed: 10 additions & 3 deletions b/‎src/runtime/debughelper.cs‎
Lines changed: 10 additions & 3 deletions
diff --git a/‎src/runtime/pyobject.cs‎
Lines changed: 5 additions & 0 deletions b/‎src/runtime/pyobject.cs‎
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@@ -141,9 +141,16 @@ public static void PrintHexBytes(byte[] bytes)
         [Conditional("DEBUG")]
         public static void EnsureGIL()
         {
-            if (Runtime.PythonVersion >= new Version(3,4)) {
-                Debug.Assert(Runtime.PyGILState_Check() == 1, "GIL must be acquired");
-            }
+            Debug.Assert(HaveInterpreterLock() != false, "GIL must be acquired");
+        }
+
+        public static bool? HaveInterpreterLock()
+        {
+            // not supported on older version
+            if (Runtime.PythonVersion < new Version(3, 4))
+                return null;
+
+            return Runtime.PyGILState_Check() == 1;
         }
 
         [Conditional("DEBUG")]
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public interface IPyDisposable : IDisposable
     /// PY3: https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/object.html
     /// for details.
     /// </summary>
+    [DebuggerDisplay("{" + nameof(DebuggerDisplay) + ",nq}")]
     public class PyObject : DynamicObject, IEnumerable, IPyDisposable
     {
 #if TRACE_ALLOC
@@ -1085,6 +1086,10 @@ public override string ToString()
             return result;
         }
 
+        string DebuggerDisplay => DebugUtil.HaveInterpreterLock() != false
+            ? this.ToString()
+            : $"pyobj at 0x{this.obj:X} (get Py.GIL to see more info)";
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Equals Method