Debugging Python in TextWrangler shows Terminal not Debugger

Question

When I am debugging python code in TextWrangler using the #! | Run in Debugger option the code is run in a terminal not in the python debugger. How do I configure TextWrangler to use the python debugger?

BTW - Using TextWrangler v3.5 (2880) running on a Mac, python file has .py extension and is seen by TextWrangler as a python file; syntax highlighting is correct.

Thanks, Jamie

Answer 1

The terminal that TextWranger opens up when you click on #! | Run in Debugger is the debug environment provided by TextWrangler. It's a command-line utility similar to gdb (from the GNU toolchain) if you've ever used that before. When the terminal opens, if you see this prompt: (pdb) then that means you're in the debugger. Typing help at the prompt will get you the available list of commands.