Python debugging: get filename and line number from which a function is called?

Question

I\'m currently building quite a complex system in Python, and when I\'m debugging I often put simple print statements in several scripts. To keep an overview I often also wa

Answer 1

Just put the code you posted into a function:

from inspect import currentframe, getframeinfo

def my_custom_debuginfo(message):
    print getframeinfo(currentframe()).filename + ':' + str(getframeinfo(currentframe()).lineno) + ' - ', message

and then use it as you want:

# ... some code here ...
my_custom_debuginfo('what I actually want to print out here')
# ... more code ...

I recommend you put that function in a separate module, that way you can reuse it every time you need it.