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Evaluating Expressions

In the Watch Expressions section of the Debugger sidebar, you can evaluate any number of variables and expressions in the context of the current subroutine.

The values are updated each time you step through the program.

You can add or remove watch expressions.
  1. Open the Debugger sidebar, if it is not already open, by clicking on its name.
  2. Complete the following steps to add a watch expression while the debugger is suspended:
    1. Double-click on the text Type your expression here in the Watch Expressions section.
    2. Enter the name of a variable or an expression involving one or more variables.
    3. Press Enter.
      Tip: The pop-up menu options that are available in the Variables tree view are also available for evaluated expressions.
  3. Complete the following steps to remove a watch expression:
    1. Right-click the watch expression you want to remove.
    2. Click Remove Watch Expression on the menu that appears.
Parent Topic Debugging Python Models

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