How To Print Commands In Python?

I'm not in the programming area but I recently got interested in Python. I was writing some functions but for debugging I need to see what commands are running. For instance: def f

Solution 1:

To make the interpreter print out expression values during runtime you can use the print statement. Also take a note of Python's string formatting facilities.

Example:

for i in xrange(0,5):
    a = 1 + i
    # print the value of a:print"the current value of variable 'a':", a

There is no need to flush stdout explicitly, unless you want to enforce to print out lines without a terminating newline:

import sys
import time
for i in xrange(0,5):
    a = 1 + i
    # print the value of a:# the trailing comma prevents 'print' from adding a newlineprint"\rthe current value of variable 'a':", a, 
    sys.stdout.flush()
    # short pause for purposes of demonstration
    time.sleep(1)
# finally print a newlineprint

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To print each statement before it's executed have a look at the trace module.

Example:

y = 0for xi in range(3):
    y += xi
print y

The output:

$ python -m trace -t tt.py
 --- modulename: tt, funcname: <module>
tt.py(2): y = 0tt.py(3): for xi in range(3):tt.py(4):     y += xitt.py(3): for xi in range(3):tt.py(4):     y += xitt.py(3): for xi in range(3):tt.py(4):     y += xitt.py(3): for xi in range(3):tt.py(5): print y
3
 --- modulename: trace, funcname: _unsettrace
trace.py(80):         sys.settrace(None)

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What you are looking for in the first place, might also be a debugger, e.g. pdb. You get an interactive session, where you can step through the code, and have a look at the data interactively.

Example:

$ python -m pdb tt.py> /home/moooeeeep/tt.py(2)<module>()-> y = 0
(Pdb) n
> /home/moooeeeep/tt.py(3)<module>()-> for xi in range(3):
(Pdb) n
> /home/moooeeeep/tt.py(4)<module>()-> y += xi
(Pdb) n
> /home/moooeeeep/tt.py(3)<module>()-> for xi in range(3):
(Pdb) n
> /home/moooeeeep/tt.py(4)<module>()-> y += xi
(Pdb) print y, xi
0 1
(Pdb) 
...

Most Python IDEs (e.g., PyDev) have nicely integrated debugging functionality. So my suggestion: go and get a debugger.

Solution 2:

Have a look at the trace-module

python -m trace --count -C . somefile.py

output is placed in currebt directory:

$catsomefile.trace1:deffoo():6:foriinxrange(5):5:a=1+i1:foo()

-c, --count Produce a set of annotated listing files upon program completion that shows how many times each statement was executed

If using the -t option you get this:

$ python -m trace --count -t tr.py 
 --- modulename: tr, funcname: <module>
tr.py(1): def foo():tr.py(5): foo()
 --- modulename: tr, funcname: foo
tr.py(2):     for i in xrange(5):tr.py(3):         a = 1 + itr.py(2):     for i in xrange(5):tr.py(3):         a = 1 + itr.py(2):     for i in xrange(5):tr.py(3):         a = 1 + itr.py(2):     for i in xrange(5):tr.py(3):         a = 1 + itr.py(2):     for i in xrange(5):tr.py(3):         a = 1 + itr.py(2):     for i in xrange(5):

Solution 3:

You mean something like this?

def foo():
         for i in xrange(0,5):
                 a = 1 + i
                 print "a = 1 + {0}".format(i)

>>> foo()
a = 1 + 0
a = 1 + 1
a = 1 + 2
a = 1 + 3
a = 1 + 4

Solution 4:

def foo():
    for i in xrange(0,5):
        a =1 + i
        print a

i think this its what you are looking for, i hope this be usefull for you :)

edit:

i think i understood what you want:

def foo():
    for i in xrange(0,5):
        print "a = 1 + i"

Solution 5:

I understand what you what to achieve here and I checked that link: it hangs for me too, and only repeats inputted text in the Terminal. Unfortunately I don't know how to print out the script as you've asked: for debugging, I'd advise just using simple print commands to work out which section is being executed.

def foo():
    for i in xrange(0,5):
        a =1 + i, print "line is being executed where i = %i " % i

Then just read the printed text output to see what the program is doing. Hope this helps.