27. Debugging and Profiling

These libraries help you with Python development: the debugger enables you to step through code, analyze stack frames and set breakpoints etc., and the profilers run code and give you a detailed breakdown of execution times, allowing you to identify bottlenecks in your programs.

• 27.1. bdb — Debugger framework
• 27.2. faulthandler — Dump the Python traceback
  • 27.2.1. Dump the traceback
  • 27.2.2. Fault handler state
  • 27.2.3. Dump the tracebacks after a timeout
  • 27.2.4. Dump the traceback on a user signal
  • 27.2.5. File descriptor issue
  • 27.2.6. Example
• 27.3. pdb — The Python Debugger
  • 27.3.1. Debugger Commands
• 27.4. The Python Profilers
  • 27.4.1. Introduction to the profilers
  • 27.4.2. Instant User’s Manual
  • 27.4.3. What Is Deterministic Profiling?
  • 27.4.4. Reference Manual – profile and cProfile
    • 27.4.4.1. The Stats Class
  • 27.4.5. Limitations
  • 27.4.6. Calibration
  • 27.4.7. Extensions — Deriving Better Profilers
• 27.5. timeit — Measure execution time of small code snippets
  • 27.5.1. Command Line Interface
  • 27.5.2. Examples
• 27.6. trace — Trace or track Python statement execution
  • 27.6.1. Command-Line Usage
    • 27.6.1.1. Main options
    • 27.6.1.2. Modifiers
    • 27.6.1.3. Filters
  • 27.6.2. Programmatic Interface