[Eric] Re: debugger and zipped eggs

[Detlev Offenbach]

On Samstag, 12. April 2008, G Jones wrote:
> Hello,
> I can recreate the problem with a file that simply contains:
> import pkg_resources
>
> The problem seems to be occuring on line 1659 of pkg_resources.py
> which looks like:
> for entry in os.listdir(path_item):
> ...
> This raises an OSError exception "(2, 'No such file or directory',
> '/home/glenn/Sample Project')"

Could the space in the pathname cause a problem?

>
> I added a print path_item statement and a print os.listdir(path_item)
> statement, and the first one shows my project directory (which
> certainly exists) and the second gives the same error, that my project
> directory does not exist. What really confuses me is that when I set a
> break point at the line in question, I can type os.listdir(path_item)
> into the shell and it gives me the correct listing of the directory.
> Is there some way that the shell can be in a different context than
> the running program even though the variables seem to be the same??

During debugging, everything entered in the shell will be executed in the 
context of the current scope.

>
> Thanks for any help solving this problem.
> Glenn
>
> On 4/12/08, Detlev Offenbach <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
> > On Freitag, 11. April 2008, G Jones wrote:
> > > I would be happy to help you debug this, but I first need to be able
> > >
> >  > to tell what module is actually importing this pkg_resources business.
> >  > Is there a way to trace where a module got imported from? In general,
> >  > if I am debugging code, is there a way to see a trace of how I got
> >  > into a certain function?
> >
> > The Local Variables viewer has a combobox, that shows the callframe. By
> >  selecting a frame and pressing the Source button, that file will be
> > opened and the cursor place at the appropriate line.
> >
> >
> >  Detlev
> >
> >  > Glenn
> >  >
> >  > On 4/11/08, Detlev Offenbach <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
> >  > > On Freitag, 11. April 2008, G Jones wrote:
> >  > >  > I am having the same issue mentioned in this thread:
> >  > >  > http://www.mail-archive.com/eric@riverbankcomputing.com/msg00765.
> >  > >  >html I am not sure which package is importing pkg_resources, and
> >  > >  > thus causing the problem. Is there anyway to see a trace of where
> >  > >  > I am in the program, that is, what line of my code imported the
> >  > >  > package that imported pkg_resources?
> >  > >  > I am running eric4.1.2 r2105
> >  > >  > Thank you,
> >  > >  > Glenn
> >  > > >
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> >  > > >
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> >  > >
> >  > >  Unfortunately Daren and myself were unabled to trace the problem so
> >  > > far. Any help is highly appreciated.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Regards,
> >  > >  Detlev
> >  > >
> >  > > --
> >  > >  Detlev Offenbach
> >  > >  detlev at die-offenbachs.de
> >
> > --
> >
> > Detlev Offenbach
> >  detlev at die-offenbachs.de



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