Re: How to debug?

Pierre Thibault <p.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to debug my code in Python. So I am looking for a
> debugger. I would like to use IDLE but I am unable to start it
> properly. Is it working on OS X?
>
> I would like to know what tools people are using for this purpose. I
> am looking for a free alternative because I am student.
>
> If you like, you can tell the other tools you are using for Python
> programming. This will give idea.

Well, for debugging I generally use the old methods of:

1) thinking hard,
2) print statements, and
3) pdb from the command line

What kind of app are you debugging?  That impacts the answer quite a
lot...

Cheers,
mwh

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  If you give someone Lisp, he has any language he pleases.
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