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Python: Debugging Techniques

This course will teach you to acquire skills and tools needed to interpret and resolve errors during Python command line and web application development.

Douglas Starnes - Pluralsight course - Python: Debugging Techniques
by Douglas Starnes
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Python makes correcting errors simple and straightforward. In this course, Python: Debugging Techniques, you’ll learn to interpret and resolve Python errors. First, you’ll explore the updated error message and traceback format in Python 3.10+. Next, you’ll discover the built-in pdb command line debugger. Finally, you’ll learn how to debug web applications using Visual Studio Code. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Python debugging needed to efficiently reduce and resolve the errors in your Python application code.

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Douglas Starnes - Pluralsight course - Python: Debugging Techniques
Douglas Starnes

Douglas Starnes is a polyglot ninja and tech community influencer in the Memphis area making stuff that works on more than just the web. He is a co-director of the Memphis Python User Group and a board member of the Memphis .NET User Group.

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