Ah, the joys of debugging. It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack, except the haystack is on fire and the needle is invisible. But don't worry, I'm here to help. Here's a brief rundown on how to debug with PyCharm:
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Set a breakpoint: This is where you want your program to pause. You can do this by clicking on the line number in the gutter (the space on the left side of the editor). A red dot will appear, indicating a breakpoint.
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Start the debugging session: You can do this by clicking on the bug icon in the toolbar, or by right-clicking in your code and selecting 'Debug'. PyCharm will then start your program and pause it at the breakpoint.
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Inspect your program: Once your program is paused, you can inspect the current state of your program. You can view the values of variables, step through your code line by line, and execute expressions in the console.
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Control the program execution: You can control the execution of your program using the buttons in the debug toolbar. You can step over (execute the current line), step into (go into the function call on the current line), or resume (continue execution until the next breakpoint or the end of the program).
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Modify your program: If you find a bug, you can modify your program and restart the debugging session.
Remember, debugging is a process of trial and error. It might take some time to find and fix the bug. But don't worry, even the best programmers make mistakes. It's all part of the process.
For more detailed instructions, you can visit the
PyCharm Documentation or this helpful
freeCodeCamp article. Happy debugging, or as happy as debugging can be, I suppose.