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Debugging Python With Emacs

• http://docs.python.org/lib/module-pdb.html
• http://www.linux-france.org/article/appli/emacs/manuel/html/debuggers.html
  
  
• http://gunnarwrobel.de/wiki/Python.html
  
  
• What else does ipython.el give you than just the ipython shell?
  • http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython.el
  • try M-x py-shell or hit C-c C-!
    
  
  
• http://page.sourceforge.net/tricks.html
• http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/PdbNotes
• http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/GdbMode

• http://ericholscher.com/blog/2008/sep/2/using-pdb-debug-management-commands-and-unit-tests/

M-x pdb

• http://twistedmatrix.com/projects/core/documentation/howto/debug-with-emacs.html
• create batch-script (on path) that calls Py/Lib/pdb.py passing its arguments

• insert a import pdb;pdb.set_trace() in the region of code you are interested in
  
• http://gunnarwrobel.de/wiki/Python.html#sec1

 (setq pdb-path '/usr/lib/python2.4/pdb.py
      gud-pdb-command-name (symbol-name pdb-path))

 ;; http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2003-10/msg00577.html
 (defadvice pdb (before gud-query-cmdline activate)
  "Provide a better default command line when called interactively."
  (interactive
   (list (gud-query-cmdline pdb-path
			    (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)))))