[Zope-dev] Zope Debugging Tips Solicited

[James W. Howe]

I'm trying to debug some Python extensions that I've made to Zope.  I'm 
looking for tips on how to efficiently debug this code.  I've searched the 
Zope.org site for information, but haven't found too much useful.  In some 
cases I'm able to get by with writing using Zlogger, but there are times 
when using a debugger would be helpful.  I've managed to use pdb, but the 
process is somewhat painful.  I modify my code to import pdb and I put a 
pdb.set_trace() where I want to debug.  I then start Zope and use my 
browser to get to a place where my code will run.  When run, the debugger 
stops.  I step through and then I get to a point where I just want to 
resume.  I try using 'continue' but I find that I have to do that several 
times before the debug prompt goes away.  I then find that I drop into the 
debugger at places other than where I've done a set_trace.

My basic question is this, what sort of debugging techniques do you find 
useful?  Is there something I should be doing that I'm not?  I haven't 
really explored the monitor feature because I don't really understand what 
I can do with it.  Any debugging tips that anyone might have would be 
appreciated.

Thanks.

James W. Howe				mailto:jwh@allencreek.com
Allen Creek Software, Inc.		pgpkey: http://ic.net/~jwh/pgpkey.html		
Ann Arbor, MI  48103