The Python Apprentice

Debugging commands

The first thing we'll do is simply see what commands are available in the debugger by typing help:

(Pdb) helpDocumented commands (type help <topic>):========================================EOF    cl         disable  interact  next     return  u          wherea      clear      display  j         p        retval  unaliasalias  commands   down     jump      pp       run     undisplayargs   condition  enable   l         print    rv      untb      cont       exit     list      q        s       untilbreak  continue   h        ll        quit     source  upbt     d          help     longlist  r        step    wc      debug      ignore   n         restart  tbreak  whatisMiscellaneous help topics:==========================pdb  exec

This lists a few dozen commands, some of which you'll use in almost every debugging session, and some of which you may never use at all.

You can get specific help on a command by typing help followed ...