pause/resume a python script in middle

Question

Can I have a running python script(under Windows)being paused in the middle by user , and resume again when user decides ?

There is a main manager program which gen

Answer 1

I found so hacky those responses, while being interesting too.

The best approach is the https://stackoverflow.com/a/7184165/2480481 doing it using KeyboardInterrupt exception.

As i noticed nobody mention "using a debugger", i'll do it.

Install pdb, Python debugger with pip install pdb. Follow that to make your script pausable https://stackoverflow.com/a/39478157/2480481 by Ctrl+c instead of exit it.

The main benefit of using a debugger (pdb) is that you can inspect the variables, values, etc. This is far way more powerfull than just pause/continue it.

Also, you can add Ipython interface with pdb attached to debug your app when crashes. Look at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/14881323/2480481