pdb tutorial code example

Example 1: how to set breakpoint in python pdb

import pdb

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pdb.set_trace()

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from pdb import set_trace as bp

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bp()

Example 2: pdb debugger

import pdb
def fact(x):
   f = 1
   for i in range(1,x+1):
      pdb.set_trace()
      print (i)
      f = f * i
   return f
if __name__=="__main__":
   print ("factorial of 3=",fact(3))