- Python's standard debugger is called PDB.
- PDB is a standard command-line debugger.
- The pdb.set_trace() method can be used to stop program execution
and enter the debugger. - Your REPL's prompt will change to (Pdb) when you're in the debugger.
- You can access PDB's built-in help system by typing help.
- You can use python -m pdb followed by a script name to run a program under PDB from the start.
- PDB's where command shows the current call stack.
- PDB's next command lets execution continue to the next line of code.
- PDB's continue command lets program execution continue indefinitely, or until you stop it with Ctrl+C.
- PDB's list command shows you the source code at your current location.
- PDB's return command resumes execution until the end of the current function.
- PDB's print command lets you see the values of objects in the debugger...
-
Book Overview & Buying
-
Table Of Contents
The Python Apprentice
By :
The Python Apprentice
By:
Overview of this book
Experienced programmers want to know how to enhance their craft and we want to
help them start as apprentices with Python. We know that before mastering Python you need to learn the culture and the tools to become a productive member of any Python project. Our goal with this book is to give you a practical and thorough introduction to Python programming, providing you with the insight and technical craftsmanship you need to be a productive member of any Python project. Python is a big language, and it’s not our intention with this book to cover everything there is to know. We just want to make sure that you, as the developer, know the tools, basic idioms and of course the ins and outs of the language, the standard library and other modules to be able to jump into most projects.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Getting started
Strings and Collections
Modularity
Built-in types and the object model
Exploring Built-in Collection types
Exceptions
Comprehensions, iterables, and generators
Defining new types with classes
Files and Resource Management
Unit testing with the Python standard library
Debugging with PDB
Afterword – Just the Beginning
Virtual Environments
Packaging and Distribution
Installing Third-Party Packages
