[PLUG] Emacs: which shell for code debugging?

Johnathan Mantey manteyjg at gmail.com
Fri Apr 27 18:45:29 UTC 2018


Richard,

Is there a reason you don't just use M-x pdb ?  This allows you to run pdb
in the same way as you would run GDB.  Emacs will keep track of your
current program location in another window.  I use this method for the
limited amount of Python work I've done to date.

Johnathan Mantey

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 9:47 AM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

>   Emacs supports as many flavors of shells as Howard Johnsons had flavors
> of
> ice cream. I've found these varieties, in addition to eshell:
>
> Single Shell: How to run one shell command and return.
> Interactive Shell: Permanent shell taking input via Emacs.
> Shell Mode: Special Emacs commands used with permanent shell.
> Shell Prompts: Two ways to recognize shell prompts.
> History: Repeating previous commands in a shell buffer.
> Directory Tracking: Keeping track when the subshell changes directory.
> Options: Options for customizing Shell mode.
> Terminal emulator: An Emacs window as a terminal emulator.
> Term Mode: Special Emacs commands used in Term mode.
>
>   My immediate need is to run the python3 debugger (pdb) while the source
> code is in an emacs buffer.
>
>   Which shell version would be most appropriate for this use?
>
> Rich
>
>
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