python-debugpy

You can attach a remote debugger to a running Python process by using debugpy to listen on a designated port and connecting a DAP-compliant client to inspect the live application state.

Post-mortem analysis in Python debugging allows you to inspect the exact application state at the moment an exception occurs, helping you identify the root cause of the crash interactively.

Yes, you can use pdb for local interactive stepping to execute code line by line and inspect variables directly within your terminal for straightforward Python debugging sessions.

Yes, you need the debugpy and remote-pdb packages installed to facilitate DAP-compliant debugging and terminal-based session control for inspecting long-running or headless Python processes.

Yes, this approach supports attaching debugpy to long-running processes and subprocesses, allowing you to inspect complex software systems remotely without interrupting execution.

You use debugpy instead of standard pdb when you need DAP-compliant remote attachment for long-running processes, whereas pdb is limited to local terminal-based interactive stepping.