Kristian Rother - Best Practices for Debugging
Channel: EuroPython Conference
Date: 2017-09-28

"Best Practices for Debugging
[EuroPython 2017 - Training session - 2017-07-10 - Sala del Tempio 2]
[Rimini, Italy]

Debugging is a daily activity of any programmer. Frequently, it is assumed that programmers can debug. However, programmers often have to deal with existing code that simply does not work. This tutorial attempts to change that by introducing concepts for debugging and corresponding programming techniques.

In this tutorial, participants will learn strategies for systematically debugging Python programs. We will work through a series of examples, each with a different kind of bug and with increasing difficulty. The training will be interactive, combining one-person and group activities, to improve your debugging skills in an entertaining way.

Contents:


Syntax Error against Runtime exceptions
Get file and directory names right
Debugging with the scientific method
Inspection of variables with print and introspection functions
Using an interactive debugger
Pros and cons of try.. except
Delta debugging

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