Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of DebuggingDjangoWithWinpdb

Timestamp:

Oct 29, 2009, 12:54:27 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

tomas.cerkasas@…

Comment:

Added a step-by-step example of debugging a view.

DebuggingDjangoWithWinpdb

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-Using Winpdb to debug Django apps is pretty stright forward. You can go to [http://www.digitalpeers.com/pythondebugger/?page_id=5 Winpdb Docs] to learn the basics of Winpdb.
+Using Winpdb to debug Django apps is pretty straight forward. You can go to [http://www.digitalpeers.com/pythondebugger/?page_id=5 Winpdb Docs] to learn the basics of Winpdb.
 
 After learning Winpdb, make sure that you launch your django server with --noreload or your breakpoints won't work.
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+Fors instance, to debug a view you'd:[[BR]]
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+1) Add "import rpdb2" in the begining of your app's views.py[[BR]]
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+2) Add "rpdb2.start_embedded_debugger("any_password")" in your certain view, on the line which one you want to debug.[[BR]]
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+4) Launch embedded django webserver: $"python manage.py runserver --noreload"[[BR]]
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+5) Launch winpdb: $"winpdb"[[BR]]
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+7) In your web browser, go to the url which would trigger the view you want to debug. In the browser you'll see "Loading" and nothing else happening.[[BR]]
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+6) Get back to Winpdb window. Choose file->Attach.[[BR]]
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+7) Enter "any_password", click "Ok".[[BR]]
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+8) Click on the Line in the List View, below PID FILENAME similar to "12789 /home/user/django_project/django_app...". Click OK.[[BR]]
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+9) An error message "Warning: You attached to an embedded debuger" should appear. click cancel.[[BR]]
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+10) If what you see in WinPDB windows doesn't seem to make much sense(and even though it does!:) - [http://winpdb.org/tutorial/WinpdbTutorial.html] should be your next step. Happy debugging!:)[[BR]]
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