[Tutor] Python debugger bummer

Victor Bouffier victor at grupocdm.com
Tue Jan 17 03:23:36 CET 2006


Thanks Alan.
As always, you are very helpful.

Victor

On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 23:35 +0000, Alan Gauld wrote:
> > I was going through the Python library documentation and I found
> > something I never saw before.
> > 
> > $ python -m pdb myscript.py
> 
> I was just about to suggest loading pdb...
> 
> And of course there is also a graphical debugger in IDLE as 
> well as PythonWin.
> 
> The paper version of my book contains a chapter 
> (not on the web site) on how to use pdb to debug a script.
> pdb has its limitations but if you are used to gdb then its 
> not too bad.
> 
> (pdb) help
> 
> is your friend.
> 
> Alan G
> Author of the learn to program web tutor
> http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld
> 
> 



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