diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index 9eb87b0d277918..b1bbdd4c365e3d 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Get useful information from live Python objects.
 
 This module encapsulates the interface provided by the internal special
-attributes (co_*, im_*, tb_*, etc.) in a friendlier fashion.
+attributes (co_*, tb_*, etc.) in a friendlier fashion.
 It also provides some help for examining source code and class layout.
 
 Here are some of the useful functions provided by this module:
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index f2a653cf53c748..01451f0229cacb 100644
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -3809,6 +3809,10 @@ def parse_args():
         opt_module = parser.parse_args(args[:2])
         opts.module = opt_module.module
         args = args[2:]
+    elif args[0] == '--':
+        args.pop(0)
+        if not args:
+            parser.error("missing script or module to run")
     elif args[0].startswith('-'):
         # Invalid argument before the script name.
         invalid_args = list(itertools.takewhile(lambda a: a.startswith('-'), args))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
index 8b6ccfbf051e6e..410f1436ed4d20 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
@@ -4718,6 +4718,27 @@ def bar():
             ]))
             self.assertIn('break in bar', stdout)
 
+    def test_end_of_options_separator(self):
+        # gh-148615: Test parsing when '--' separator is used
+        script = "import sys; print(f'ARGS: {sys.argv[1:]}')"
+        with open(os_helper.TESTFN, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(script)
+        stdout, _ = self._run_pdb(['--', os_helper.TESTFN, '-foo'], 'c\nq')
+        self.assertIn("ARGS: ['-foo']", stdout)
+        stdout, _ = self._run_pdb(['-c', 'continue', '--', os_helper.TESTFN, '-c', 'foo'], 'q')
+        self.assertIn("ARGS: ['-c', 'foo']", stdout)
+        stdout, stderr = self._run_pdb(['--'], 'q', expected_returncode=2)
+        self.assertIn("missing script or module to run", stderr)
+        stdout, stderr = self._run_pdb(['-x', '--', os_helper.TESTFN], 'q', expected_returncode=2)
+        self.assertIn("unrecognized arguments: -x", stderr)
+        stdout, _ = self._run_pdb([os_helper.TESTFN, '--', 'arg'], 'c\nq')
+        self.assertIn("ARGS: ['--', 'arg']", stdout)
+        with os_helper.temp_cwd():
+            with open('mymod.py', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                f.write(script)
+            stdout, _ = self._run_pdb(['-m', 'mymod', '--', 'arg'], 'c\nq')
+            self.assertIn("ARGS: ['--', 'arg']", stdout)
+
     @unittest.skipIf(SKIP_CORO_TESTS, "Coroutine tests are skipped")
     def test_async_break(self):
         script = """
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-04-15-16-08-12.gh-issue-148615.Uvx50R.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-04-15-16-08-12.gh-issue-148615.Uvx50R.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f023f0141889a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-04-15-16-08-12.gh-issue-148615.Uvx50R.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix :mod:`pdb` to accept standard -- end of options separator. Reported by haampie. Patched by Shrey Naithani.
diff --git a/PCbuild/tcltk.props b/PCbuild/tcltk.props
index d26b36ba98e493..55f98be1eb7eeb 100644
--- a/PCbuild/tcltk.props
+++ b/PCbuild/tcltk.props
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
     <tclDir Condition="$(tclDir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)tcl-core-$(TclVersion)\</tclDir>
     <tkDir Condition="$(tkDir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)tk-$(TkVersion)\</tkDir>
     <tcltkDir Condition="$(tcltkDir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)tcltk-$(TclVersion)\$(ArchName)\</tcltkDir>
-    <tclWin32Exe Condition="$(Platform) == 'Win32'">$(tcltkDir)\bin\tclsh$(TclMajorVersion)$(TclMinorVersion)t.exe</tclWin32Exe>
-    <tclWin32Exe Condition="$(Platform) != 'Win32'">$(tcltkDir)\..\win32\bin\tclsh$(TclMajorVersion)$(TclMinorVersion)t.exe</tclWin32Exe>
+    <tcltkSuffix Condition="'$(TclMajorVersion)' == '8'">t</tcltkSuffix>
+    <tkPrefix Condition="'$(TclMajorVersion)' == '9'">tcl9</tkPrefix>
+    <tclWin32Exe Condition="$(Platform) == 'Win32'">$(tcltkDir)\bin\tclsh$(TclMajorVersion)$(TclMinorVersion)$(tcltkSuffix).exe</tclWin32Exe>
+    <tclWin32Exe Condition="$(Platform) != 'Win32'">$(tcltkDir)\..\win32\bin\tclsh$(TclMajorVersion)$(TclMinorVersion)$(tcltkSuffix).exe</tclWin32Exe>
     <tclExternalTommath Condition="$(TclMajorVersion) == '9'">TCL_WITH_EXTERNAL_TOMMATH;</tclExternalTommath>
 
     <!--<TclDebugExt Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">g</TclDebugExt>-->
-    <tcltkSuffix Condition="'$(TclMajorVersion)' == '8'">t</tcltkSuffix>
-    <tkPrefix Condition="'$(TclMajorVersion)' == '9'">tcl9</tkPrefix>
     <tclDLLName >tcl$(TclMajorVersion)$(TclMinorVersion)$(tcltkSuffix)$(TclDebugExt).dll</tclDLLName>
     <tclLibName>tcl$(TclMajorVersion)$(TclMinorVersion)$(tcltkSuffix)$(TclDebugExt).lib</tclLibName>
     <tclShExeName>tclsh$(TclMajorVersion)$(TclMinorVersion)$(tcltkSuffix)$(TclDebugExt).exe</tclShExeName>