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Winpdb - A GPL Python Debugger

Contact: Nir Aides Email: nir@winpdb.org Website: http://www.winpdb.org/ Version: 1.4.8

Requirements

CPython
Winpdb is compatible with CPython 2.3 or later. Winpdb is NOT 
compatible with Jython or IronPython. (http://www.python.org/download/)

wxPython
To use the Winpdb GUI you need wxPython 2.6.x or later 
installed. You can still use rpdb2 which is the console version of the 
debugger without wxPython.

Most Linux distributions include wxPython as a package called python-wxgtk. 
Use your distribution’s package manager (e.g. synaptic, aptitude or yum) 
to find and install it.

On Windows you need to install the wxPython runtime from 
http://www.wxpython.org/ (The unicode version is preferred).

Installation

In a console with admin privileges type:

    python setup.py install -f

On Ubuntu you can type in a normal console:

    sudo python setup.py install -f

Where do the files go? 

The setup script copies rpdb2.py and winpdb.py modules to the Python 
site-packages folder. The scripts rpdb2, winpdb are copied to the 
Python binaries (scripts) folder:

On Linux this folder is usually /usr/bin and is in the path by default. 

On Windows this folder is %PYTHONHOME%\Scripts and is not in the path by
default.

Insufficient permissions?

In the event of insufficient permissions, installation can be avoided 
completely. To use Winpdb simply launch it from the folder in which it is 
placed.

Launch Time

On Linux systems start the debugger from a console with:

    winpdb

On Windows systems start the debugger with:

    %PYTHONHOME%\Scripts\winpdb

Note that the Python interpreter must be in the PATH for this to work.

Documentation

Use the -h command-line flag for command-line help.

Use the RPDB2 console 'help' command for detailed description of debugger 
commands.

Online documentation is available at:
http://www.winpdb.org

Further Development

Winpdb is open source. If you would like it to develop further you are
welcome to contribute to development, send feedback or make a donation.