Features

Why would you want to use pudb?

• Easy to use!
• Syntax Highlighting
• Offers better situational awareness than CLI-based debuggers
• Single keystroke for most commands
• Self-documenting
• Set breakpoints visually
• Easy access to a Python shell

Getting Started

To start debugging, simply insert:

from pudb import set_trace; set_trace()

into the piece of code you want to debug, or run the entire script with:

python -m pudb.run my-script.py

Getting the Development Version

You may obtain the development version using the Git version control tool.:

git clone http://git.tiker.net/trees/pudb.git

You may also browse the code online.

PuDB relies on the following excellent pieces of software:

• Ian Ward's urwid console UI library
• Georg Brandl's pygments syntax highlighter