Python Debugging
Debug Python with pdb, VS Code breakpoints, logging and tracebacks.
What you'll learn
- Read tracebacks
- Use pdb and VS Code breakpoints
- Add structured logging
- Follow a repeatable debugging process
About this course
You fix a set of broken Python scripts and a small Flask app. You learn to read tracebacks, use the debugger, add logging and follow a repeatable process.
Course curriculum
4 modules and 12 lessons over 3 weeks. Plan for about 9 learning hours.
01TracebacksWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- Reading tracebacks
- Common errors
- Minimal cases
02DebuggersWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- pdb
- VS Code breakpoints
- Watch and step
03LoggingWeek 2 · 3 lessons
- logging module
- Levels
- Log files
04Bug huntWeek 3 · 3 lessons
- Broken scripts
- Broken Flask app
- Fix notes
Project
Python bug hunt. Five broken scripts and a Flask app fixed and documented.
Who this course is for
Python developers who debug with print statements.
Prerequisites
You write Python scripts.
What's included
- 120-day course access
- Step-by-step lessons
- Practice files
- Reusable code templates
- A graded final exercise
- A digital completion certificate
Learning format
Self-paced practical course, part of our self-paced courses. Graded final exercise with written feedback.
Access and delivery
- Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
- Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Certificate
You receive a digital completion certificate. Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Frequently asked questions
When does access start?
Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
Is payment taken on this website?
No. After you submit your enrollment request, we reply by email with payment details and enrollment confirmation.
Does this course guarantee a job or income?
No. It is an education and training service and does not include employment, income or placement guarantees.
Can I cancel?
Our Refund and Cancellation Policy lists the terms for self-paced course programs.
