@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct mDebugger {
 	struct mCPUComponent d;
 	struct mDebuggerPlatform* platform;
 	enum mDebuggerState state;
+	enum mDebuggerType type;
 	struct mCore* core;
 	struct mScriptBridge* bridge;
 

@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ debugger->d.deinit = _cliDebuggerDeinit;
 	debugger->d.custom = _cliDebuggerCustom;
 	debugger->d.paused = _commandLine;
 	debugger->d.entered = _reportEntry;
+	debugger->d.type = DEBUGGER_CLI;
 
 	debugger->system = NULL;
 	debugger->backend = NULL;

@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ stub->d.deinit = _gdbStubDeinit;
 	stub->d.paused = _gdbStubWait;
 	stub->d.entered = _gdbStubEntered;
 	stub->d.custom = _gdbStubPoll;
+	stub->d.type = DEBUGGER_GDB;
 	stub->untilPoll = GDB_STUB_INTERVAL;
 	stub->lineAck = GDB_ACK_PENDING;
 	stub->shouldBlock = false;

@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ #include <mgba/internal/gb/renderers/tile-cache.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_DEBUGGERS
 #include <mgba/debugger/debugger.h>
+#include <mgba/internal/debugger/cli-debugger.h>
 #endif

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ #include <mgba/core/tile-cache.h>
 #include <mgba/core/version.h>
 #include <mgba/debugger/debugger.h>
 #include <mgba/internal/arm/arm.h>
+#include <mgba/internal/debugger/cli-debugger.h>
 #include <mgba/internal/gba/gba.h>
 #include <mgba/internal/gba/input.h>
 #include <mgba/internal/gba/renderers/tile-cache.h>
@@ -70,17 +71,23 @@ lines.append(line)
 ffi.embedding_api('\n'.join(lines))
 
 ffi.embedding_init_code("""
-    from mgba._pylib import ffi
+    from mgba._pylib import ffi, lib
     debugger = None
     pendingCode = []
 
     @ffi.def_extern()
     def mPythonSetDebugger(_debugger):
-        from mgba.debugger import NativeDebugger
+        from mgba.debugger import NativeDebugger, CLIDebugger
         global debugger
         if debugger and debugger._native == _debugger:
             return
-        debugger = _debugger and NativeDebugger(_debugger)
+        if not _debugger:
+            debugger = None
+            return
+        if _debugger.type == lib.DEBUGGER_CLI:
+            debugger = CLIDebugger(_debugger)
+        else:
+            debugger = NativeDebugger(_debugger)
 
     @ffi.def_extern()
     def mPythonLoadScript(name, vf):

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 from ._pylib import ffi, lib
 from .core import IRunner, ICoreOwner, Core
+import io
+import sys
 
 class DebuggerCoreOwner(ICoreOwner):
     def __init__(self, debugger):
@@ -78,3 +80,22 @@ self._native.platform.clearWatchpoint(self._native.platform, address)
 
     def addCallback(self, cb):
         self._cbs.append(cb)
+
+class CLIBackend(object):
+    def __init__(self, backend):
+        self.backend = backend
+
+    def write(self, string):
+        self.backend.printf(string)
+
+class CLIDebugger(NativeDebugger):
+    def __init__(self, native):
+        super(CLIDebugger, self).__init__(native)
+        self._cli = ffi.cast("struct CLIDebugger*", native)
+
+    def printf(self, message, *args, **kwargs):
+        message = message.format(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._cli.backend.printf(ffi.new("char []", b"%s"), ffi.new("char []", message.encode('utf-8')))
+
+    def installPrint(self):
+        sys.stdout = CLIBackend(self)