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[Lupe]

hi,

I'm starting programming in python and I'd like to know how do you keep
track of the value of the variables in your code when you're debbuging it.

example:
for a in [1,2,3,4,5]:
for b in [a,d,f,g,h,j]:

how do keep track of the values of a & b, going step by step, ie, line by
line? do you do it by hand? Do you use any kind of debbuger like pdb?

 

[John J. Lee]

I'm starting programming in python and I'd like to know how do you keep
track of the value of the variables in your code when you're debbuging it.

example:
for a in [1,2,3,4,5]:
for b in [a,d,f,g,h,j]:

how do keep track of the values of a & b, going step by step, ie, line by
line? do you do it by hand? Do you use any kind of debbuger like pdb?

print a
print b



You just don't get the same species of resilient cockroach-like bugs
that you do in, say, C or C++. No compilation stage, no memory
allocation bugs, no hideous C++ complexity, so personally I find print
statements quite sufficient. This is particularly useful thanks to
the consistent (ish) use of __repr__ and __str__ everywhere. Other
people swear by pdb and various IDEs, though.


John