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PDB Cheatsheet

This document provides a cheatsheet for using the Python debugger (pdb). It lists common pdb commands for starting the debugger, moving around the stack trace, examining variables, setting breakpoints, and more. The cheatsheet acts as a reference for the essential pdb commands and their usage.

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PDB Cheatsheet

This document provides a cheatsheet for using the Python debugger (pdb). It lists common pdb commands for starting the debugger, moving around the stack trace, examining variables, setting breakpoints, and more. The cheatsheet acts as a reference for the essential pdb commands and their usage.

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Python Debugger Cheatsheet

Getting started

Movement

import pdb;pdb.set_trace() start pdb from within a script

<ENTER> repeat the last command

python -m pdb <[Link]>

n(ext)

execute the current statement (step over)

s(tep)

execute and step into function

r(eturn)

continue execution until the current function returns

c(ontinue)

continue execution until a breakpoint is encountered

u(p)

move one level up in the stack trace

d(own)

move one level down in the stack trace

start pdb from the commandline

Basics
h(elp)

print available commands

h(elp) command print help about command


q(quit)

quit debugger

Examine
p(rint) expr

print the value of expr

pp expr

pretty-print the value of expr

w(here)
l(ist)

Breakpoints
b(reak)

show all breakpoints with its number

print current position (including stack trace)

b(reak) lineno

set a breakpoint at lineno

list 11 lines of code around the current line

b(reak) lineno, cond stop at breakpoint lineno if Python condition cond holds, e.g.
i==42

l(ist) first, last list from first to last line number


a(rgs)

print the args of the current function

Miscellaneous
!stmt
alias map stmt

b(reak) file:lineno

set a breakpoint in file at lineno

b(reak) func

set a breakpoint at the first line of a func

tbreak lineno

set a temporary breakpoint at lineno, i.e. is removed when


first hit

treat stmt as a Python statement instead of a pdb


disable number
command

disable breakpoint number

enable number

enable breakpoint number

clear number

delete breakpoint number

map Python statement as a map command

alias map <arg1 . . . > stmt pass arguments to Python statement.


stmt includes %1, %2, . . . literals.
Save pdb commands to local <./.pdbrc> file for repetitive access.

Author: Florian Preinstorfer (nblock@[Link]) version 1.1 license cc-by-nc-sa 3.0


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