Python Debugger with source code tracking ability

[Tran Tuan Anh]

Hi all,

I am new to Python and desperated to look for a good Python debugger.
I mean a debugger with source coding tracking. For C/C++, emacs and
gud offers execellent development env. The source code tracking is
extremely useful for recursive functions.

I have spent time Googling but not found anything near.

Thanks!
Tuan-Anh

[Jaime Wyant]

Re: Python Debugger with source code tracking ability

I haven't tried the customizations listed at the site below. If it
works, let me know.

http://page.sourceforge.net/tricks.html

jw

On 19 Apr 2005 19:45:05 -0700, Tran Tuan Anh <anhtt@hotmail. com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> I am new to Python and desperated to look for a good Python debugger.
> I mean a debugger with source coding tracking. For C/C++, emacs and
> gud offers execellent development env. The source code tracking is
> extremely useful for recursive functions.
>
> I have spent time Googling but not found anything near.
>
> Thanks!
> Tuan-Anh
> --
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>[/color]

[Richard Eibrand]

Re: Python Debugger with source code tracking ability

On 4/20/05, Jaime Wyant <programmer.py@ gmail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> I haven't tried the customizations listed at the site below. If it
> works, let me know.
>
> http://page.sourceforge.net/tricks.html
>
> jw
>
> On 19 Apr 2005 19:45:05 -0700, Tran Tuan Anh <anhtt@hotmail. com> wrote:[color=green]
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am new to Python and desperated to look for a good Python debugger.
> > I mean a debugger with source coding tracking. For C/C++, emacs and
> > gud offers execellent development env. The source code tracking is
> > extremely useful for recursive functions.[/color][/color]

You could take a look at Eclipse (http://eclipse.org/) in conjunction
with pydev (http://pydev.sourceforge.net/). Or you could take a look
at Komodo (http://www.activestate.com/Products/Komodo/) which is a
commercial product with a trial version.

Regards,

R

[Steve Holden]

Re: Python Debugger with source code tracking ability

Richard Eibrand wrote:[color=blue]
> On 4/20/05, Jaime Wyant <programmer.py@ gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I haven't tried the customizations listed at the site below. If it
>>works, let me know.
>>
>>http://page.sourceforge.net/tricks.html
>>
>>jw
>>
>>On 19 Apr 2005 19:45:05 -0700, Tran Tuan Anh <anhtt@hotmail. com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I am new to Python and desperated to look for a good Python debugger.
>>>I mean a debugger with source coding tracking. For C/C++, emacs and
>>>gud offers execellent development env. The source code tracking is
>>>extremely useful for recursive functions.[/color][/color]
>
>
> You could take a look at Eclipse (http://eclipse.org/) in conjunction
> with pydev (http://pydev.sourceforge.net/). Or you could take a look
> at Komodo (http://www.activestate.com/Products/Komodo/) which is a
> commercial product with a trial version.
>[/color]
For my money it's well worth looking at Wing (http://wingware.com) - the
more I use this system the more I like it, and I especially like the way
I can inspect and set breakpoints in GUI-based code - it can be
wxPython, Tkinter or something else entirely. The ability to execute
ad-hoc Python statements in the context of interrupted code is a godsend
in heavy debugging sessions.

regards
Steve
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[Philippe C. Martin]

Re: Python Debugger with source code tracking ability

Idle (does have source tracking)
Eclipse + pydev
Eric3 (Linux only)

The problem I have with any of them (as well as my own debugger) is their
speed: I believe they all use bdb that is currently fairly slow stepping
over extensive amount of code

Regards,

Philippe





Tran Tuan Anh wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> I am new to Python and desperated to look for a good Python debugger.
> I mean a debugger with source coding tracking. For C/C++, emacs and
> gud offers execellent development env. The source code tracking is
> extremely useful for recursive functions.
>
> I have spent time Googling but not found anything near.
>
> Thanks!
> Tuan-Anh[/color]

[Skip Montanaro]

Re: Python Debugger with source code tracking ability


Tran> I am new to Python and desperated to look for a good Python
Tran> debugger. I mean a debugger with source coding tracking. For
Tran> C/C++, emacs and gud offers execellent development env. The source
Tran> code tracking is extremely useful for recursive functions.

There is some support for pdb (the Python debugger) in python-mode. Google
around for pdbtrack. Also, look at Misc/gdbinit in a recent Python
distribution (or use viewcvs in the CVS tab of Python's sourceforge project)
for some gdb magic.

Skip

[Matt]

Re: Python Debugger with source code tracking ability

wxPython is including the ActiveGrid ide as a sample in its latest
point release. The ide includes a debugger that allows you to set
breakpoints in source code, inspect values, etc.