pdb3.4

python debugger

Debug Python script

$ python3.4 -m pdb [script.py]

Set breakpoint in code

$ import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

Run post-mortem debug

$ python3.4 -m pdb -c continue [script.py]

python3.4 -m pdb [options] script [args]

pdb is the Python debugger. Interactive debugging environment.
The tool provides breakpoints and inspection. Part of Python standard library.

SCRIPT

Python script to debug.

-c COMMAND

Execute command at start.

Debugger commands:
- n - next line
- s - step into
- c - continue
- b - breakpoint
- p - print
- q - quit

Version specific (3.4). Same as pdb for other versions. Interactive debugger.

pdb has been part of Python standard library since early versions.