[Zope] Debugging Python scripts

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From: "John Poltorak" <jp at warpix.org>
> Can anyone suggest how I can include some debugging in a Python script?
>
> I don't suppose there is any way to single-step through a program is
> there?

Not that I have discovered - I hope someone else can prove me wrong!

However, you can wrap your entire script in a 'try/except' and use a list
variable to collect debug info along the way and then print it out.

Eg.

try:
  debuglist = []
  some code
  debuglist.append('at point 1, somevar='+somevar)
  some more code
  debuglist.append('at point 2, anothervar='+anothervar)

except:
  return debuglist


Note: if you are using the 'Test' (ie. click on the Test tab while you are
editing the script within the ZMI) instead of 'return debuglist' use 'print
debuglist'

HTH

Jonathan