pdb.ipynb

Kernel: Python 2

This notebook was prepared by Donne Martin. Source and license info is on GitHub.

PDB

The pdb module defines an interactive source code debugger for Python programs. Below are frequently used commands:

# Run pdb when this line is hit
import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

# Run pdb when the script is run
python -m pdb script.py

# Help
h[elp]

# Show current content
l[ist]

# Examine variables
p[rint]

# Pretty print
pp

# Go to next line
n[ext]

# Step into
s[tep]

# Continue execution until the line with the line number greater 
# than the current one is reached or when returning from current frame.
until

# Return
r[eturn]

# See all breakpoints
b to see all breakpoints

# Set breakpoint at line 16
b 16 

# Clear breakpoint 1
cl[ear] 1

# Continue
c[ontinue]

# Conditional breakpoints, line 11
b 11, this_year == 2015

# Stack location
w[here]

# Go up in stack
u[p]

# Go down in stack
d[own]

# Longlist shows full method of where you're in (Python 3)
ll

# Quit
q[uit]