Python debug libraries

[Trent Mick]

[Robert Ferrell wrote]
> I'm trying to do some debugging of python extensions on Windows2K.  MS
> Visual Studio (.NET) says it can't find the debug version of the
> python libraries.  (The message is "python.exe does not contain any
> debugging information".)  I installed the binaries from the Windows
> installer.  How should I get the debug libraries?  Or is that even
> what I need?  I'm kind of new to Windows, and Visual Studio in
> particular, so maybe I'm way off base.

If you are using the ActivePython distribution the debug libraries are
made available in a separate package here:
    ftp://ftp.activestate.com/ActivePython/etc/

For example the debug libs for ActivePython 2.3.2 are:
    ActivePython-2.3.2-230-win32-ix86.debug.zip

Cheers,
Trent

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Trent Mick
TrentM at ActiveState.com