There are several ways in which to start a debug session from within Wing:

Additional options exist for initiating a debug session from outside of Wing and for attaching to an already-running process. These are described in sections Debugging Externally Launched Code and Attaching, respectively.

Once a debug process has been started, the status indicator in the lower left of the window should change from white or grey to another color, as described in Debugger Status.

Note

Non-Standard Python Interpreters

If you are attempting to run your debug process against a non-standard version of Python, for example one that has been compiled with altered values for Py_TRACE_REFS or WITH_CYCLE_GC, or that has been altered in other ways, you may need to recompile the debugger core module. This is only possible with Wing IDE Professional, as it requires access to the source code. Please contact us for details.