setting breakpoints with nosetests --pdb option

Question

nosetests --pdb let\'s me halt upon error or failure, but this is too late for my needs. Stepping through code during execution helps me debug where the problem is.

Answer 1

If you have ipython, for unlimited awesomeness use:

import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace() 

*unlimited awesomeness: just like ipython - auto-completion, coloring etc.