Thanks for that link Steve. I will read it and see what it can help me do. It does seem like it is pretty much on target for the scenario I have, which is a C DLL project that is invoked by python wrapper functions invoked from a python script.
Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Dower <steve.do...@python.org> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020 5:22 AM > To: pjfarl...@earthlink.net; 'Python Dev' <python-dev@python.org> > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Re: Advice / RTFM needed for tool setup to > participate in python development from a Windows host > > On 16Dec2020 2114, pjfarl...@earthlink.net wrote: > > If anyone has or knows of step-by-step instructions on how to set that debug > environment up and start the outer-level script with debug breakpoints in the > DLL I would greatly appreciate it. I'm also doing my own searches for > tutorials > on debugging python with VS20xx, but have not read/viewed one of those yet. > > Hi Peter > > Hopefully this document is able to help you get set up: > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/python/debugging-mixed-mode- > c-cpp-python-in-visual-studio?view=vs-2019 > > It gives you a few options, depending on whether you've created a Python > project, a C++ project, or are attaching to a running process. Hopefully > one of those will suit you. There are some videos out there as well, but > they're a little older. (If you don't see Python projects, you'll need > to go back to the Visual Studio installer, select the Python workload > and the Python Native Development option.) > > If you run into problems, there's a "Report a problem" (under Help/Send > Feedback) inside VS that will get directly to the team, though most > people are on vacation for the next few weeks. (And yes, "the official > docs aren't good enough for me to follow" is a problem ;) ) > > Cheers, > Steve _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/YKHNFDUNIWGCOSEUWEKI66PYVEVI2WBT/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
