In QGIS install the plugin debugvs.
The debugvs plugin needs the python module ptvsd to function. This module is not installed by default.
In principle you just pip install ptvsd in the python interpreter used by QGIS.
I am using the QGIS OSX installer from Lutra Consulting. This installer works really great, but installing additional python modules is not very easy.
What I did was this:
- Download the
ptvsdwheel from pypi. I tried with the newest version (4.2.4), but that didnt work for me. I ended up using ptvsd-4.1.4.zip. - Unzip the wheel (if it has the extension
.whlthen rename it to.zip) - Inside the zip there are two directories. Copy the directory
ptvsdto theResources/pythonof your QGIS installation. In my case this was/Applications/QGIS3.6.app/Contents/Resources/python/.
Restart QGIS.
The default remote debugger configuration in VS Code looks like this
{
"name": "Python: Remote Attach",
"type": "python",
"request": "attach",
"port": 5678,
"host": "localhost",
"pathMappings": [
{
"localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
"remoteRoot": "."
}
]
},I had to change the pathMappings to get it to work:
{
"name": "Python: Remote Attach",
"type": "python",
"request": "attach",
"port": 5678,
"host": "localhost",
"pathMappings": [
{
"localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
"remoteRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
}
]
},- In QGIS click
Plugins -> Enable Debug for Visual Studio -> Enable Debug for Visual Studio - You should now see a message in the QGIS message bar saying something like
DebugVS : Run the Debug in Visual Studio(Python:Attach) - In VS Code start debugging using the
Python: Remote Attachconfiguration defined above.
Now you should be able to set breakpoints in VS Code.
@kannes yeah I was really hoping to see some reaction. sorry if you found it offensive, I can delete the comment. point was made that this is something that may be suitable for the documentation. btw - the AI generated content is perhaps inevitable, as much as plastic pollution is.