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

Question

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

score 42 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '08 at 19:55

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import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

answered Sep 29 '08 at 19:55

Daryl Spitzer

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From [the FAQ](http://stackoverflow.com/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. – Daryl Spitzer Sep 29 '08 at 20:07
How would that work in an IDE? It doesn't work in Pycharm – Mawg says reinstate Monica Jul 31 '18 at 12:04

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 16 '19 at 23:51

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answered Dec 16 '19 at 23:51

Adam Baxter

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