Find the current line number of a running python process





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I have long-running python programs that do not have sufficient internal logging. I'd like to be able to attach to a running python program and find out it's current line number. Ideally, I'd like to do this without interrupting its execution, but I'm happy to have it pause, print the stack t race, and then keep going.



I could easily type control-C, but that would kill the program.



Is there any way to do this?










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  • If you're fine with debugging kind of approach, try out pdb - docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html

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    Thanks. pdb works great if you launch the program under pdb, but it doesn't look like it can attach to a running python program or perform introspection.

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I have long-running python programs that do not have sufficient internal logging. I'd like to be able to attach to a running python program and find out it's current line number. Ideally, I'd like to do this without interrupting its execution, but I'm happy to have it pause, print the stack t race, and then keep going.



I could easily type control-C, but that would kill the program.



Is there any way to do this?










share|improve this question























  • If you're fine with debugging kind of approach, try out pdb - docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html

    – Jim Todd
    Jan 3 at 15:29






  • 1





    Thanks. pdb works great if you launch the program under pdb, but it doesn't look like it can attach to a running python program or perform introspection.

    – vy32
    Jan 3 at 15:40














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I have long-running python programs that do not have sufficient internal logging. I'd like to be able to attach to a running python program and find out it's current line number. Ideally, I'd like to do this without interrupting its execution, but I'm happy to have it pause, print the stack t race, and then keep going.



I could easily type control-C, but that would kill the program.



Is there any way to do this?










share|improve this question














I have long-running python programs that do not have sufficient internal logging. I'd like to be able to attach to a running python program and find out it's current line number. Ideally, I'd like to do this without interrupting its execution, but I'm happy to have it pause, print the stack t race, and then keep going.



I could easily type control-C, but that would kill the program.



Is there any way to do this?







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  • If you're fine with debugging kind of approach, try out pdb - docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html

    – Jim Todd
    Jan 3 at 15:29






  • 1





    Thanks. pdb works great if you launch the program under pdb, but it doesn't look like it can attach to a running python program or perform introspection.

    – vy32
    Jan 3 at 15:40



















  • If you're fine with debugging kind of approach, try out pdb - docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html

    – Jim Todd
    Jan 3 at 15:29






  • 1





    Thanks. pdb works great if you launch the program under pdb, but it doesn't look like it can attach to a running python program or perform introspection.

    – vy32
    Jan 3 at 15:40

















If you're fine with debugging kind of approach, try out pdb - docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html

– Jim Todd
Jan 3 at 15:29





If you're fine with debugging kind of approach, try out pdb - docs.python.org/3/library/pdb.html

– Jim Todd
Jan 3 at 15:29




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1





Thanks. pdb works great if you launch the program under pdb, but it doesn't look like it can attach to a running python program or perform introspection.

– vy32
Jan 3 at 15:40





Thanks. pdb works great if you launch the program under pdb, but it doesn't look like it can attach to a running python program or perform introspection.

– vy32
Jan 3 at 15:40












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Seems like py-spy is what you are looking for.



It can connect to running process without modifying and show what it currently do.






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    py-spy it is! Thanks!

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Seems like py-spy is what you are looking for.



It can connect to running process without modifying and show what it currently do.






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    py-spy it is! Thanks!

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Seems like py-spy is what you are looking for.



It can connect to running process without modifying and show what it currently do.






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    py-spy it is! Thanks!

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    Jan 4 at 2:51














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Seems like py-spy is what you are looking for.



It can connect to running process without modifying and show what it currently do.






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Seems like py-spy is what you are looking for.



It can connect to running process without modifying and show what it currently do.







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    py-spy it is! Thanks!

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    py-spy it is! Thanks!

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py-spy it is! Thanks!

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py-spy it is! Thanks!

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