[wingide-users] Attaching the Debugger to the Python Shell Tool

[Wingware Support]

Jonathan Mozes wrote:
> When I'm planning on debugging something, this is exactly the way I do
> it.

The way I work and my suggestion here is to always use the debugger -- 
even when I think everything will work, I know that it sometimes won't 
and I'll want the debugger.  If I want an interactive prompt, I'll use 
the debug probe.

> P.S. - Not exactly to the point, this difficulty (as well as my previous
> request of running multi-threaded apps in the Shell Tool) displays the
> two different paradigms of working with Python, the more common one
> treating Python as a programming language with the added bonus of an
> interactive shell; The second paradigm (One which I'm a devoted follower
> of) treats Python as an excellent, versatile R&D tool, capable of
> handling and manipulating complex data structures in real-time.

I think this analysis is basically correct and that Wing currently 
better supports the first paradigm.  We are aware of this and are 
working on improving support for more interactive usage.

Thanks,

John