debugging while running a GUI app

wxPython Users
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Hello..

Well I know that this is not a WX question per se but i just want to read some recommendations about my problem..

am working on a program (wxpython GUI) and am having a really nasty bug. I have wasted the entire day trying to figure out the problem but the sqlite error msg that am getting doesnt help..

the question is, how can i debug a GUI app while running? i want to track down the variable attributes and method while running the GUI..

right now am working with netbeans and the debbuger doesnt help me..

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This may not be exactly the sort of answer you're looking for ...

I'm spending my days writing and debugging a wx app. I use WingWare IDE Pro. The integrated debugger works very well with wxPy GUI apps. You can download a free trial of the Pro version, there's also a free version.

   Product Feature Comparison - Wing Python IDE

Michael

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On 8/15/2010 6:08 PM, Fidel Sanchez-Bueno wrote:

Well I know that this is not a WX question per se but i just want to
read some recommendations about my problem..

am working on a program (wxpython GUI) and am having a really nasty bug.
I have wasted the entire day trying to figure out the problem but the
sqlite error msg that am getting doesnt help..

the question is, how can i debug a GUI app while running? i want to
track down the variable attributes and method while running the GUI..

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Boa (Boa Constructor - wxPython GUI Builder download | SourceForge.net - might want to get the latest from cvs, has a few corrections) allows you to debug your app.

Other very useful debugging tool is:

http://wiki.wxpython.org/Widget%20Inspection%20Tool

Werner

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On 16/08/2010 01:08, Fidel Sanchez-Bueno wrote:

Hello..

Well I know that this is not a WX question per se but i just want to read some recommendations about my problem..

am working on a program (wxpython GUI) and am having a really nasty bug. I have wasted the entire day trying to figure out the problem but the sqlite error msg that am getting doesnt help..

the question is, how can i debug a GUI app while running? i want to track down the variable attributes and method while running the GUI..

right now am working with netbeans and the debbuger doesnt help me..

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thank you all for the tips!!...

El 16/08/2010 08:55 a.m., werner escribi�:

Other very useful debugging tool is:

http://wiki.wxpython.org/Widget%20Inspection%20Tool

Werner

thanks man, thats what I was looking for!!...

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Fidel Sanchez-Bueno wrote:

Hello..

Well I know that this is not a WX question per se but i just want to
read some recommendations about my problem..

am working on a program (wxpython GUI) and am having a really nasty bug.
I have wasted the entire day trying to figure out the problem but the
sqlite error msg that am getting doesnt help..

the question is, how can i debug a GUI app while running? i want to
track down the variable attributes and method while running the GUI..

right now am working with netbeans and the debbuger doesnt help me..

on Windows a wx app can run seamless inside PythonWin (and its Interactive console), which you may already have installed with the win32 packages. with joint message loop and joint task/mainthread - thus just without running the app.MessageLoop() of the wx app:

if 'pywin.debugger' not in sys.modules:
     app.MessageLoop()

this provides a very close interactive inspection, code completion and debugging session, pywin.debugger.pm(), pywin.debugger.set_trace(), pywin.debugger.run(...)/CtrlEnterDebugging and all.

Robert