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External Debugger

As Abstra is a Python package, you can use any external debugger that works with Python. This includes popular options like PyCharm, VSCode, and others.

Visual Studio Code​

Abstra automatically configures your project directory to enable vscode debugging. This configuration is done by creating a .vscode/launch.json file in your project directory.

To use the debugger just click on the debug tab and start the Abstra Debugger. To learn more see VSCode docs.

Using the debugger

Manual Configuration​

If your project does not automatically configure to use the VSCode debugger you can create the .vscode/launch.json file with the following content:

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Abstra Debugger",
      "type": "debugpy",
      "request": "launch",
      "module": "abstra.cli",
      "console": "integratedTerminal",
      "args": ["editor"]
    }
  ]
}