Re: [Pyobjc-dev] Best Practices for PyObjC debugging in Xcode?

[James R E. <ea...@ba...>]

Hi Daniel,

I, too, would love to hear what people are doing to debug PyObjC (or  
just Python in general) in Xcode.  I personally haven't found Xcode's  
Python support to be terribly strong.  I actually prefer to do my  
PyObjC development in Eclipse using PyDev.  It can be a little bit  
tricky to set up, but I've found the payoff to be well worth it.   
Using the Eclipse debugger to step through code is an invaluable  
debugging tool.

Cheers!
James

On Feb 1, 2008, at 16:16 , Daniel Lord wrote:

> I would appreciate any sources of information anyone can point me to  
> that offer some good best practices for PyObjC debugging using Xcode  
> and gdb.
>
> While NSLog(), print(), and repr() suffice most of the time, it  
> would be really nice to be able to get closer to source-level  
> debugging with PyObjC like I can in plain-vanilla Python and  
> wxPython with Komodo. I realize I cannot achieve that ideal, but I'd  
> appreciate getting closer.
>
> For instance, I am using Apple Python 2.5.1 on Leopard right now:
> 1. would it help to build an unstripped MacPython framework build? I  
> know PyObjC is unstripped if I build with py2app -A, but I'll have  
> to dig down into Xcode to see how to arrange that for a debug target  
> in Xcode 3.
>
> 2. Anyone know any good macros for gdb that help cut through and  
> clear away all the stack detritus when gdb hits a break? Python is a  
> great tool, but it leaves a fugly stack bt.
>
> 3. Right now, I break in main.m, set a bps on NSLog, having put  
> NSLog calls in Python where I want to take a look at things--surely  
> there are more clever folks out there than me. What do you do?
>
>
> 4. Any other useful tips, strategies, etc.
>
> I'll assemble things, write something up with examples, and put them  
> in a Wiki once I work through whatever I can find. Google has  
> returned a paucity of info on this which is why I am pinging the list.
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
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