Python Debugging in Visual Studio 2017 (ptsvd)

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Hi all,

I am quite new to slicer development and I am trying to create a small slicelet in Python. Therefore I was trying to attach the debugger in Visual Studio 2017 as described here:

https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Extensions/DebuggingTools#Debugging_in_VisualStudio

When trying to attach though I also end up with the error “…make sure that ptvsd.enable_attach() has been called…”.
I tried to use the Python Debugger extension as well as manually calling “enable_attach” and “wait_for_attach”. I also tried the release as well the nightly version of Slicer. I also made sure to have the newest version of ptvsd which is 3.2.1.

Any ideas what could be wrong here? Or is VS2017 simply not supported?

Thanks!

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Visual Studio remode debugging server version (ptvsd-2.2) that was bundled with the DebuggingTools extension was only compatible with Visual Studio 2013 and 2015. I’ve now added ptvsd-3.2.1 as well, so now you can use VS2017, too. The updated extension will be available in tomorrow’s nightly build or you can download it now from github.

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Thanks for updating the ptvsd. I will give it a try asap!

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