[Eric] Single step into methods

Detlev Offenbach detlev at die-offenbachs.de
Thu Apr 17 18:52:01 BST 2008


On Donnerstag, 17. April 2008, G Jones wrote:
> But is it possible to step into methods implemented by an extension
> module, because that is what I really want.

If the extension module is implemented in C or C++ (like most are) I must say 
no. Eric4's debugger is a Python debugger, which means, it will debug Python 
code.

Detlev

> Glenn
>
> On 4/17/08, Detlev Offenbach <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
> > On Dienstag, 15. April 2008, G Jones wrote:
> >  > Hello,
> >  > I have some code like:
> >  > self.plot.draw()
> >  > self.gui_repaint()
> >  > etc.
> >  > When I single step through this code, it does not descend into these
> >  > methods to show me what is happening inside, it only steps to the next
> >  > statement. Is there any way to descend into methods while stepping?
> >  > Thanks,
> >  > Glenn
> >
> > There are single step (= step into) and step over actions available.
> > Single step will step into a method, if it is a Python method/function
> > i.e. not implemented by an extension module.
> >
> >  Regards,
> >  Detlev
> >
> > --
> >  Detlev Offenbach
> >  detlev at die-offenbachs.de



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