So I have a python app that reads/loads a file that is sort of like a plugin for the main application. I would really like to be able to debug (step into) the code from VSCODE - which I'm using as an IDE I've tried a number of things, described here (and related posts) How to debug python code running inside exec() These are not working.. I do end up in the pub shell in the terminal window, but that is not really what I was hoping for. Why? What I have is a large directory (forest) of various data directories. Each subdirectory contains a body of data, and I want to have a "customization script" - that I can execute for that subdirectory. Sort of like a PLUGIN of sorts So I get to the point where I have the name of the file, I can read the file and I want to "exec()" the contents (string) of that file, and I really want to step into the script being executed. how can I do this? Continue reading...
