Named Breakpoints

PyCharm makes it possible to add a name or a short description to a breakpoint to facilitate search.

In this section:

• Editing breakpoint description
• Searching for a breakpoint using its name

Editing breakpoint description

1. Open the Breakpoints dialog.
2. Right-click a breakpoint you are interested in.
3. On the context menu, chooseEdit description.

   

4. In the Edit Description dialog box, type the desired description.

The specified description shows in italic next to the address of a breakpoint in the Breakpoints dialog:

Searching for a breakpoint using its name

1. Open the Breakpoints dialog.
2. Start typing the name (description) of the desired breakpoint.

   

The breakpoint with the matching description gets the focus.