[Tutor] Python debugger bummer

[Victor Bouffier]

Hi again,

I was going through the Python library documentation and I found
something I never saw before.

$ python -m pdb myscript.py

This is what I was looking for! Great help.

Any further reference could of course help a lot. I never was able to
get the hang of it until now.

Victor


On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 13:12 -0600, Victor Bouffier wrote:
> Hi to all,
> 
> I tried to look for a reference to this issue in the ASPN archive, but I
> can't seem to find an answer.
> 
> I currently work under Linux and have never been able to properly use
> the Python debugger. Coming from a Perl background, I fail to find a
> similar simple way to step through my code the way I am able to do it
> through the -d flag using Perl on the command line. It is so painless.
> 
> I have used Python on Windows, usually writing my programs using Vim,
> and entering the PythonWin environment to debug my programs. It is a
> good environment to do that, although I prefer my independent editor for
> writing my programs.
> 
> I once paid for ActiveState's Komodo for Linux to use as an IDE, but I find it
> bloated and slow, not to mention the need to constantly upgrade if you
> want to keep up with versions (have not done it yet).
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to an alternative to PythonWin, or
> even better still, a reference to a good tutorial on how to use my
> current tools: how to use the python debugger as the way Perl debugger
> works? I am certain the Python interpreter (being better that Perl in
> that sense) must have a way to use the debugger.
> 
> I work under Linux using vi/gvim and ipython (I have never really tried
> IDLE).
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Victor
> 
> 
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