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Debug Manim community in PyCharm

Is there any way to debug a Manim community python script within PyCharm?

I found this discussion for Manim 3b1b version but it doesn't apply to Manim community and I prefer to use the community version as it seems to be better documented.

Solution

  • Whenever I am debugging the library, I avoid using the CLI and render scenes directly from the file. Just add a snippet like this:

    with tempconfig({"quality": "medium_quality"}):
    scene = YourSceneClass()
    scene.render()

    And then the script can be run with the default Python debugger in PyCharm (at least that's how it is for me in VS Code).