What does 'File ""' stands for on python debugger and traceback?

Question

Eventually, when I am in a debug session, the current file is named "<string>". What I would expect to see is the name of the module where the debugger is currently on.

The same happens on the traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  ...
  File "~/project_x/app/services/contacts.py", line 23, in find_account
  account = self._account_repo.get_by_id(id)
  File "<string>", line 2, in get_by_id
  File "~/project_x/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pony/orm/core.py", li
ne 528, in new_func
    result = func(*args, **kwargs)

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 12 '21 at 14:11

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It means that the code came from something that was not a file, but a string. My guess would be an exec() call, but maybe there are other ways of getting the same effect. The previous stack frame might give some clues.

answered Nov 12 '21 at 14:11

Ture Pålsson

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It is only a normal function invocation. I updated the traceback with the previous call. – Osniel Teixeira Nov 12 '21 at 14:25
I guess that it is caused by the ```@db_session``` decorator, from Pony ORM, used in the function. Thanks! – Osniel Teixeira Nov 12 '21 at 14:29

What does 'File ""' stands for on python debugger and traceback?

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