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authorAndre Delfino <adelfino@gmail.com>2019-05-03 16:53:22 (GMT)
committerÉric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org>2019-05-03 16:53:21 (GMT)
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bpo-33882: mention breakpoint() in debugger-related FAQ (GH-7759)
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@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Is there a source code level debugger with breakpoints, single-stepping, etc.?
Yes.
+Several debuggers for Python are described below, and the built-in function
+:func:`breakpoint` allows you to drop into any of them.
+
The pdb module is a simple but adequate console-mode debugger for Python. It is
part of the standard Python library, and is :mod:`documented in the Library
Reference Manual <pdb>`. You can also write your own debugger by using the code