[Zope] Help Debugging External Methods

[Kapil Thangavelu]

Robert_J_Roberts@rl.gov wrote:

> I'm not sure what you are referring to with "...the Python debugger
> "pdb"...".  I've never used it.


The Debugger is your friend

http://www.zope.org/Members/michel/HowTos/TheDebuggerIsYourFriend

> Robert J. Roberts
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dieter Maurer [mailto:dieter@handshake.de]
> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 1:51 PM
> To: Robert_J_Roberts@rl.gov
> Cc: zope@zope.org
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Help Debugging External Methods
> 
> Robert_J_Roberts@rl.gov writes:
>  > What are my options for debugging External Methods in Zope running on
>  > Windows NT?
> I work under Unix. Maybe my technics are not applicable for NT.
> 
> Usually, I use "print" statements for debugging purposes.
> Under Unix, I can redirect "stdout" to a file and
> view the output (be sure to flush stdout after "print").
> 
> You can also use "zLog" (may be spelled differently!).
> This writes log entries into the log file.
> The advantages: will work under Windows, contains a timestamp.
> 
> If the external method does not need too many Zope infrastructure,
> I test it outside of Zope and integrate only, when it works
> properly.
> 
> When everything else does not work, I use "Test.py" and
> the Python debugger "pdb".
> 
> Dieter
> 
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