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.orgFurther 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.