Practice Debugging Overview (4.1) - Chapter 10: Testing, Debugging, and Logging

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Question 1.
What is debugging?
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Think about what happens if code has issues.
Question 2.
What command is used to set a breakpoint in pdb?
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What do we need to do before we can use pdb?
3Question 3.
What does the command 'n' do in pdb?
- Steps into a function
- Continues to the next breakpoint
- Steps to the next line
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Think about incrementing your position in code.
4Question 4.
True or False: You should avoid print-debugging in your production code.
- True
- False
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What would be the risks of leaving prints in a finished application?
Question 5.
You’re debugging an application but the output is inconsistent. Describe how you would utilize both pdb and logging to resolve the issue.
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What specific variables might cause discrepancies in outputs?
Question 6.
A user reports that a certain feature crashes the application intermittently. How would you go about debugging this issue step-by-step?
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Think about how the conditions might vary each time.

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