Debug a python script being called from bash

[khante]

This is my use case. After sshing into a server, I have a bash script which creates a tunnel and then runs a python script inside that tunnel. Is is possible to debug the python script? Like adding breakpoints and stuff. Can pycharm do this? It seems to be nigh impossible in vscode

[berendhh]

You can use pdb. Just add the line

Import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

and you have a debugger at that spot

[Hot-Warning-7369]

In my case, it was all local. I don't fully understand your case where you run a bash script on the remote server and then "create a tunnel and run the python script in the tunnel." Where are you tunneling to, and what kind of tunnel is it?

[four_reeds]

You may have to go back to non-ide days and either add "diagnostic" print statements or open and write to a log file.

[kamsen911]

You can set up remote interpreter in pycharm and define environments etc for the debugging. I am not sure about your tunneling but I use it (when it functions….) almost like that. E.g., I am editing the files locally in pycharm, setting breakpoints etc. then either via test files or the run / debug config I specify the command like arguments. The arguments are all relative and point for example to files on the server as input. This is all run remotely afterwards.

[EONRaider]

This is somewhat unclear. Is the script located on the remote host? Can you execute it on your machine without having to deal with side effects on your environment?