[Bf-python] Newbie Question: How to debug python in blender ? BestDevelopment Environment ?

[Gilbert, Joseph]

Debugging python scripts is tricky when the python interpreter is embedded in the application (e.g. blender).  Python has a module called pdb which allows for debugging. However, how to get this to run from embedded python I have no idea :-( .  
 
Typically if your script contains an error you will get an error msg in the console when you try to execute it.  However, that's not quite the same things as a 'walkthrough' debugger. Right now there really isn't very good support for this.
 
As for IDE for making python scripts - stani has a good development tool called SPE which is a separate program from blender but is able to access blender's extension modules or you can use the text window inside blender itself (if you don't mind battleship grey) :-)  You could try to use python itself but it will not recognize the blender extension modules (i.e. import Blender) . 
 
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From: bf-python-bounces at projects.blender.org [mailto:bf-python-bounces at projects.blender.org] On Behalf Of G. Völkl
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:22 AM
To: bf-python at projects.blender.org
Subject: [Bf-python] Newbie Question: How to debug python in blender ? BestDevelopment Environment ?
 
Hello,
 
I am starting programming with python and blender.
 
Is there a pyhton debugger in blender available ?
 
Which development environment do you recommend or use ?
 
Thanks!
 
Best Regards
             Gerhard
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