Debugging
There are several popular debuggers that can be used to step through code, inspect variables, set breakpoints, and analyze program flow.
The Python Debugger pdb is part of Python’s standard library. It allows you to step through code, set breakpoints, view and modify variables, and perform other debugging operations.
To use pdb, you can import it and insert the pdb.set_trace() statement at the desired location in your code to start the debugging session.
Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) also provide debugging tools.
- PyCharm provides a comprehensive debugger that allows you to set breakpoints, step through code, inspect variables, view call stacks, and analyze program flow.
- VS Code uses a built-in debugger that supports ...
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