Set VS Code Debugger for Stepping Through External Modules

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By default, the VS Code debugger is configured to step over external code. However, you can change this behavior by modifying your debug configuration settings. Here's how:

• Navigate to the .vscode folder and open the launch.json file. If this file does not exist, you can generate it by using the debugging interface.
  

• Add or modify the justMyCode attribute in your configuration to false. This tells the debugger to treat all code, including external modules, as your own, allowing you to step into it.
  

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python: Current File",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}",
            "justMyCode": false
        }
    ]
}

Configuring the VS Code debugger to step through external modules can provide deeper insights into how your code interacts with third-party libraries.

Stepping into external code can be overwhelming, given the amount of code you may encounter, so use this feature judiciously to focus on the parts of the external code that are relevant.

References

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/debugging#_justmycode peruser search result

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