Django debugging with Emacs

Question

I found a lot of info about how to debug simple Python programs with Emacs. But what if I want to debug a Django application? I run the development server and I would like to so

Answer 1

Start pdb like this:

M-x pdb

Then, start the Django development server:

python manage.py runserver --noreload

Once you have the (Pdb) prompt, you need to do this:

import sys
sys.path.append('/path/to/directory/containing/views.py')

Once you've done this, you should be able to set breakpoints normally. Just navigate to the line number you want, and

C-x SPC