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Interactive Python Debugger, IPython-interface to pdb

ipdb exports functions to access the IPython debugger, which features tab completion, syntax highlighting, better tracebacks, better introspection with the same interface as the pdb module.

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difference between ipdb and pdb++?

Python has its default debugger called pdb, but there are a few alternatives created by the community. Two of them are ipdb and pdb++. They seem to cater to the same audience, they can both be run directly at the CLI and provide some niceties such…
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Update a function during debugging (pdb or ipdb)

Imagine I am debugging the following script: import ipdb def slow_function(something): # I'm a very slow function return something_else def fast_function(something_else): # There's a bug here return final_output something =…
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Interactive debugging in IPython (Jupyter) notebook

For debugging my python code, I use the ipdb library, and use the set_trace() command to place a break point. Once the code reaches there, I get an interactive shell with ipdb> prompt, that I can explore local variables with tab autocompletion. In…
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Debug and list all coroutine pending by future in python asyncio

I have a production code that heavily used asyncio.semaphore module which is suspected to have deadlock problem. I already found some solution of how to attach to running python code with unix signal, debug with ipdb.set_trace() and list all tasks…
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Error installing ipdb for Python 2.7 using virtualenv and pip

When I tried to install ipdb, I had the following problem: $ pip install ipdb Collecting ipdb Using cached ipdb-0.10.3.tar.gz Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info: error in ipdb setup command: Invalid environment marker:…
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How to debug Tornado application with pdb or ipdb?

I'm use Tornado ioloop to develop application, when it comes to http_client.fetch's callback, I want to start pdb with import pdb; pdb.set_trace(), But an exception is raised: >…
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Tab completion in ipython for list elements

Here is how tab completion is working for me: In [84]: a="string" In [85]: b = ["str", "ing"] Tab completion for strings is working here: In [86]: a. a.capitalize a.decode a.expandtabs a.index a.isdigit a.istitle a.ljust …
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Save breakpoints to file

When debugging my Python code, I run a script through ipdb from the commandline, and set a number of breakpoints. Then I make some changes in one or more modules, and rerun. However, if I simply use run modules do not get reloaded. To make sure…
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Make 'interact' use IPython console, rather than standard Python one?

In pdb/ipdb debugging, the useful interact command gives me a fully featured interactive Python console. However, this appears to always be the "standard" Python console, even if I use ipdb to begin with. Is there a way to configure ipdb such that…
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Run ipdb with seperate terminal in pycharm

Information I faced an annoying thing with PyCharm in the last couple of days. I'm trying to use ipdb to debug my program instead of pycharm debugger but I can only open it in thepycharm i/o console or in the python console. Question Is there anyway…
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ipdb: RuntimeWarning: 'ipdb.__main__' found in sys.modules after import of package 'ipdb'

I am using ipdb to debug my python like below: python -m ipdb my_test.py -d my_input_config -o my_output and got the following errors: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/runpy.py:125: RuntimeWarning: 'ipdb.__main__'…
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How to properly exit ipdb interactive console in Jupyter Notebook?

Hi, what's the proper way to exit ipdb interactive console running in a Jupyter Notebook cell? I've tried exit, quit, Ctrl-Z, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D (throws up the bookmark request in chrome) Update: Tried sys.exit(), it killed the kernel of the notebook.…
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IPython help functionality in ipdb debugger

Help is available in a standard IPython shell via the help command or by using the ? character. For example, for help on the built-in sum function, either of the below commands in an IPython shell could be used. In [1]: help(sum) Help on built-in…
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History across ipdb sessions

This question has been asked before, but I couldn't find a good answer. So, I am trying to ask again. I would like my ipdb to remember commands across sessions. Right now, it can pull up commands executed in Ipython sessions but not from old ipdb…
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What does '*** Oldest frame' mean in ipdb?

I am trying to make http requests to a server and examine the content I get back. However, when I try poking around the HTTPResponse object with ipdb, I keep getting *** Oldest frame and I cant run any of the functions on the object that I should be…
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