[Q] Inspect variables during execution?

[Fredrik Lundh]

Daehyok Shin wrote:
> Is there any function helping me to inspect variables for debugging during
> execution?

something like this, perhaps?

#
# code-example-3.py

def keyboard(banner=None):
    import code, sys

    # use exception trick to pick up the current frame
    try:
        raise None
    except:
        frame = sys.exc_info()[2].tb_frame.f_back

    # evaluate commands in current namespace
    namespace = frame.f_globals.copy()
    namespace.update(frame.f_locals)

    code.interact(banner=banner, local=namespace)

#
# usage example

def func():
    print "START"
    a = 10
    keyboard()
    print "END"

func()

# START
# Python 1.5.2
# Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
# (InteractiveConsole)
# >>> print a
# 10
# >>> print keyboard
# <function keyboard at 9032c8>
# ^Z
# END

Cheers /F

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