How do you break into the debugger from Python source code?

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What do you insert into Python source code to have it break into pdb (when execution gets to that spot)?

Daryl Spitzer · Accepted Answer · 2008-09-29 19:55:20Z

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import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

See Python: Coding in the Debugger for Beginners for this and more helpful hints.

answered Sep 29, 2008 at 19:55

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Daryl Spitzer Over a year ago

From the FAQ: > It's also perfectly fine to ask and answer your own programming question, but pretend you're on Jeopardy: phrase it in the form of a question.

Mawg Over a year ago

How would that work in an IDE? It doesn't work in Pycharm

Adam · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-16 23:51:27Z

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As of Python 3.7, you can use breakpoint() - https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#breakpoint

answered Dec 16, 2019 at 23:51

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