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VS Code tip : Debug external libraries in VS Code

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Do you want to debug an external library you are using in your code ? Just add the following to you launch.json file

   "justMyCode": false

Here is an example for a flask app :

{
  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Python Debugger: Flask",
      "type": "debugpy",
      "request": "launch",
      "module": "flask",
      "env": {
        "FLASK_APP": "main.py",
        "FLASK_DEBUG": "1"
      },
      "args": ["run", "--no-debugger", "--no-reload"],
      "jinja": true,
      "autoStartBrowser": false,
      "justMyCode": false
    }
  ]
}