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Is there a way to run debugpy from the terminal without manually launching the client? #25842
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You can avoid manually using the Run and Debug UI, but you still need a debugger client to connect to the debugpy server. One practical approach is to start the debugpy server from the terminal and then trigger the VS Code debug configuration with a keyboard shortcut or a task/command. For example, keep your attach configuration in
After that, start the existing “Python Debugger: Remote Attach” configuration in VS Code. If you want this to feel like one action, you can combine the terminal command and the attach configuration with a VS Code task or compound workflow. The important part is that |
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You can avoid manually using the Run and Debug UI, but you still need a debugger client to connect to the debugpy server. One practical approach is to start the debugpy server from the terminal and then trigger the VS Code debug configuration with a keyboard shortcut or a task/command. For example, keep your attach configuration in
After that, start the existing “Python Debugger: Remote Attach” configuration in VS Code. If you want this to feel like one action, you can combine the terminal command and the attach configuration with a VS Code task or compound workflow. The important part is that |
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You can avoid manually using the Run and Debug UI, but you still need a debugger client to connect to the debugpy server. A practical workflow is:
If you want this to feel like one action, you can combine the terminal command and the attach step using a VS Code task or compound configuration. The important part is that |
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You can avoid manually using the Run and Debug UI, but you still need a debugger client to connect to the debugpy server. A practical workflow is:
If you want this to feel like one action, you can combine the terminal command and the attach step using a VS Code task or compound configuration. The important part is that |
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To use debugpy in the terminal, you have to do three steps:
Prerequisite
{ "version": "0.2.0", "configurations": [ { "name": "Python Debugger: Remote Attach", "type": "debugpy", "request": "attach", "connect": { "host": "localhost", "port": 5678 }, "pathMappings": [ { "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}", "remoteRoot": "." } ] } ] }Launch your job with debugpy server in the terminal.
Launch the debugger from 'Run and Debug' menu for the debugpy client
Is there a way to skip step 3? This is a much more streamlined approach when wanting to run pytest in the terminal (I don't like using the Testing UI)
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