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Debugging

  • 186 installs
  • 6 repo stars
  • Updated January 5, 2026
  • pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-python

Diagnose Python failures with tracebacks, debuggers, structured logging, repro minimization, and root-cause fixes in scripts, CLIs, and APIs.

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Python debugging skill for operating software under failure: interpret tracebacks, use debuggers and logs, shrink repros, pinpoint root causes, and add guards against regressions.

  • Traceback reading and repro workflows
  • pdb and IDE debugger techniques
  • Structured logging and correlation IDs
  • Bisect and minimal repro tactics
  • Postmortem and regression guardrails

Debugging by the numbers

  • 186 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +5 installs in the week ending Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #184 of 596 Debugging skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Installs186
repo stars6
Last updatedJanuary 5, 2026
Repositorypluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-python

What it does

Diagnose Python failures with tracebacks, debuggers, structured logging, repro minimization, and root-cause fixes in scripts, CLIs, and APIs.

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Python Debugging Skill

Overview

Master Python debugging using pdb, IDE debuggers, and advanced troubleshooting techniques.

Topics Covered

pdb Debugger

  • Basic pdb commands
  • Breakpoint() function
  • Post-mortem debugging
  • Remote debugging
  • pdb++ enhancements

IDE Debugging

  • VS Code debugger
  • PyCharm debugging
  • Breakpoint conditions
  • Watch expressions
  • Call stack navigation

Logging

  • logging module setup
  • Log levels and handlers
  • Structured logging
  • Log aggregation
  • Debug logging strategies

Profiling

  • cProfile usage
  • line_profiler
  • memory_profiler
  • py-spy for production
  • Flame graphs

Error Analysis

  • Traceback analysis
  • Exception chaining
  • Context managers for debugging
  • Sentry integration
  • Error monitoring

Prerequisites

  • Python fundamentals
  • Exception handling

Learning Outcomes

  • Debug effectively with pdb
  • Profile performance issues
  • Set up proper logging
  • Analyze production errors

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