Python Debugging: Techniques and Tools

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PYTHON DEBUGGING: TECHNIQUES & TOOLS VUYISILE NDLOVU @terrameijar

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Vuyisile Ndlovu @terrameijar vuyisile.com @terrameijar

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What we’ll cover today ➢ What debugging is ➢ Debugger fundamentals ➢ Debugging tools; pdb, VS Code Debugger ➢ CLI & Visual Debuggers ➢ Demo @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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DEBUGGING @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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“Debugging usually means ﬁguring out why a design doesn't work as planned.” – David J Agans

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DEBUGGER FUNDAMENTALS @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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- Set Breakpoints - Navigate code - Inspect code - Post mortem and Execution @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023 Debuggers allow you to

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DEBUGGING TOOLS @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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PDB @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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HELP

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- break - print - next - step - continue - until - list - where - quit Commands I like

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PDB DEMO @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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VS CODE DEBUGGER @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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CREATE A DEBUG CONFIGURATION

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SELECT CONFIGURATION TYPE

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VS CODE DEBUGGER CONTROLS

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VS CODE DEMO @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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Conclusion

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https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonDebuggingTools https://docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html https://realpython.com/python-debugging-pdb/ https://github.com/pdbpp/pdbpp ADDITIONAL RESOURCES @terrameijar | vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023

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Thanks vuyisile.com/djcafrica2023 @terrameijar

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