How to Debug Python with VSCode

In this short tutorial I want to show you how to debug Python scripts with VSCode. I explain simple and conditional breakpoints, and how to log messages instead of using print statements (poor man's debugger).

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[scarletdcruz]

I'm a poor man. When I have a bug, I type "print".

[selylidne]

If "click the debug button" worked in the first place, I wouldn't have searched for this video.

[vcfvct]

`expression`/`hit count` as well as the log message is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[OllytheOzzy]

Thankyou for making this so clear and easy to follow.

[billwindsor]

Sir, you have constructed an excellent and targeted concise tutorial on debugging Python with VSCode; *thank you!* - new Subscriber here.

[LeirbagIII]

This has been very helpful, buddy. Thanks a lot :D

[zenmaster]

thanks for the explanations - very useful :D

[bahaz.]

great work! -(a professional poor man)

[luigineri]

Is there a way in which you can change your code and then move the arrow up as you do in the VBA Excel debugging?

[flagman]

Great video. Can I ask what the font and color theme are?

[ruarkpotgieter]

my problems are appearing in the call stack when debugging, instead of in the problems menu. And I dont know how to fix this

[marcelogrsp]

How do I change the current line? Is not possible dragging and drop the cursor?

[susulemons]

do you have to always write a little case that is calling your code to use the debugger?

[eliassal]

Hi Jay, useful video. Tell me please, I followed your instructions, a dded a log message on the breakpoint, replace the statement in do_something by "pass" when I hit F5 program breaks on the breakpoint when I hit run nothing is printed to the debig console, any idea what might be missing? Thanks for your help

[uwegenosdude]

Thanks for your interesting video.
Perhaps you can help me cause I don't know how I can debug something like
"cat myfile | python-script-1.py option1 | python-script-2.py option2"?
I tried to use debugpy too. But I have to call both scripts like so
"python -m debugpy --listen 5678 --wait-for-client python-script-1.py option1"
and I don't know what to do if I want to debug both scripts at once. Perhaps there is a way to bring vs code into listen mode and connect to it from the cmdline scripts? This is the way I was used to work with when remote debugging PHP with xdebug.

[gilmoses]

Does anybody know how to control the debug console output? I'd like to see *only* my program printouts, not anything else - not even the command line! I just want a clean view of my outputs. Thanks!

[MrBecker]

Will this display contents of a dictionary like Xcode/AndroidStudio?

[christinajohn]

hi, can you tell me why in vs code when given to debug a pop up came up with "python path in debug configuration is invalid "

[md.wasiffaisal]

can I do reverse check after doing a single check?

[michaelocchipinti]

Was hoping this would solve my issue but it doesn't. I have python code embedded in typescript code, and none of the breakpoints work in the py file.