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diff --git a/askbot/doc/source/debugging.rst b/askbot/doc/source/debugging.rst index 4b46ee58..af865b12 100644 --- a/askbot/doc/source/debugging.rst +++ b/askbot/doc/source/debugging.rst @@ -7,6 +7,41 @@ Debugging Askbot (and other Django applications) This document describes techniques that can be used to debug Askbot and other Django projects If you discover new debugging techniques, please add here. +.. _runserver: +Use development server for debugging +------------------------------------ + +Django comes with a handy development webserver that can be started with the command:: + + python manage.py runserver + +With the combination of runserver, +the :ref:`python debugger <pdb>`, +and even inserted "print" statements directly in the code +it is possible to "look into" the program as it runs. + +Inspect the log file +-------------------- + +By default askbot will log errors into file `log/askbot.log` within the +project directory. See what's inside that file. + +Note that in the production setups there are many log files - for the +production webserver, database, etc. + +.. _pdb: +Use Python debugger +------------------- + +In the problematic portion of the code, insert lines:: + + import pdb + pdb.set_trace() + +Then fire up the :ref:`runserver <runserver>` and step through the program. +When you see prompt starting with `(pdb)` +type `help` and see what options there are. + Use logging in code --------------------- |