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Getting the Most Out of a Python Traceback (Summary)
The Python traceback contains useful information that can help you find what is going wrong in your Python code. These tracebacks can look a little intimidating, but once you break it down to see what it’s trying to show you, they can be super helpful.
Going through a few tracebacks line by line will give you a better understanding of the information they contain and help you get the most out of them. Getting a Python traceback output when you run your code is an opportunity to improve your code. It’s one way Python tries to help you out.
Now that you know how to read a Python traceback, you can benefit from learning more about some tools and techniques for diagnosing the problems that your traceback output is telling you about. Python’s built-in traceback module can be used to work with and inspect tracebacks. The traceback module can be helpful when you need to get more out of the traceback output. It would also be helpful to learn more about some techniques for debugging your Python code.
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00:00 So, let’s just recap what you’ve learned in this course. The Python traceback contains great information that can help you find out what’s wrong in your Python code.
00:09 These tracebacks can look a little intimidating, but once you break it down to see what it’s trying to show you, they can be super helpful. Going through a few tracebacks line by line will give you a better understanding of the information they contain, and help you get the most out of them. Getting a Python traceback output when you run your code is an opportunity to improve your code.
00:30 It’s one way Python tries to help you out. Now that you know how to read a Python traceback, you can benefit from learning about some more tools and techniques for diagnosing the problems that your traceback output is trying to tell you about.
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Python’s built-in traceback module can be used to work with and inspect tracebacks. The traceback module can be helpful when you need to get more out of the traceback output.
00:52 It would also be helpful to learn more about some techniques for debugging your Python code. If you search for “debugging” on the Real Python site, you’ll find plenty of useful information to help you on your way.
01:04 So, that just about wraps up this course. I hope you enjoyed it, and thanks very much for watching.
Alan ODannel on June 11, 2020
A good course, I would have liked to have a little more information.
Wiggers on June 24, 2020
It was just enough detail for me IMHO
Rishi on July 2, 2020
Course was too short.Expected a broader concept coverage
mahlenius on July 22, 2020
Thanks - for this course. I agree that it could be extended with more material but its a good intro level course and well done.
I have not gone through the logging or debugging courses yet, perhaps they have additional info on TB’s.
Much appreciated.
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mikesult on Aug. 12, 2020
I liked the course, it gave me a clear understanding of what information the traceback is providing on exceptions. Also appreciate your pointing to the built-in traceback module for us to further explore now with a better understanding. Thanks
Ghani on Oct. 25, 2020
Well-done; Thank you very much!
torrepreciado on Dec. 31, 2021
Great tutorial. Very didactic!
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WoBa on June 9, 2020
Cool but too short. Python traceback module should at least be demonstrated.