Python debug against Slicer `HEAD`

[jhlegarreta (Jon Haitz Legarreta Gorroño)]

Hi,
I have visited the 3D Slicer documentation Python debugging documentation:
Python debugging — 3D Slicer documentation

And have visited the SlicerDebuggingTools README:
GitHub - SlicerRt/SlicerDebuggingTools: Extension for 3D Slicer containing various tools for module development and debugging

I am wondering whether there is the possibility to debug a given Python code (e.g. a Python test script in an extension) against the 3D Slicer HEAD that we may have checked out and compiled.

Otherwise, using an installed version of Slicer does not strictly guarantee that any fix to a given extension will work with the 3D Slicer HEAD.

Thanks.

[lassoan (Andras Lasso)]

@jhlegarreta

I am wondering whether there is the possibility to debug a given Python code (e.g. a Python test script in an extension) against the 3D Slicer HEAD that we may have checked out and compiled.

Yes, this is the preferred method of testing extensions, as this method works for both Python and C++ modules. (it may be hard to ensure ABI compatibility of C++ code built on different computers)

@jhlegarreta

Otherwise, using an installed version of Slicer does not strictly guarantee that any fix to a given extension will work with the 3D Slicer HEAD.

If you reproduce a problem on your computer and then fix it on your computer then it is practically guaranteed that the problem will be fixed on the factory computer, too.

[jhlegarreta (Jon Haitz Legarreta Gorroño)]

@lassoan

Yes, this is the preferred method of testing extensions, as this method works for both Python and C++ modules. (it may be hard to ensure ABI compatibility of C++ code built on different computers)

OK. Thanks. Not sure why, but from the documentation I had the impression that I had to use a release version, but I guess I missed parts of it.

Will give it a try when I’ll have the time.