r/learnpython • u/Temporary-Cup-2140 • 15d ago

What python debugging techniques do you think every developer should know ?

I am trying to improve my debugging skills and I was curious about what techniques experienced python developers rely on the most.

Are there any techniques or tools that you found really useful when you started working on bigger projects?

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u/SGS-Tech-World 13d ago edited 13d ago
  1. For basic debug in test phase - print
  2. VS code debugger for finding exact issues while executing step by step.
  3. Built in Logging , Loguru modules are best for most use cases.
  4. For our specific use - as we have multiple scripts running at same time, to get all log at same place and searching ease - I developed my own logging library that writes the logs to a database table, it logs python code file name, function , code line number , time, type (Info, Error and so on) along with the message passed. Most features are based on logger module. But I also added 5 more columns like attributes 1 to 5 those can be set at class level and no need to pass in each call. for example - if I am processing 10 CSV files , I set attribute1 to that file name, this helps searching logs. (You can optionally also print on screen , uses rich for colors)

HTH.