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<title>Tutorial: Debug I/O</title>
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Before continuing any further in the debugger, bring up the `Debug I/O
<script:show_panel#panel_type="debug-io">`__ tool so you can watch the subsequent output
from the program. This is also where keyboard input takes place in debug code that
requests it.

Once you step over the line ``PrintAsText(news)`` you should see output similar to the
following:

.. image:: io.png
  :width: 763
  :height: 166

For code that reads from ``stdin`` or uses ``input()`` or Python 2.x's
``raw_input()``, the ``Debug I/O`` tool is where you would type input to your program. Try
this now by stepping over the ``PromptToContinue`` call with |step-over| ``Step Over`` in
the toolbar. You will see the prompt "Press Enter to Continue" appear in the ``Debug I/O``
tool and the debugger will not complete the ``Step Over`` operation until you press
``Enter`` while keyboard focus is in the ``Debug I/O`` tool.

.. |step-over| image:: icon:wingide-step-over
  :class: inline-image

You can also configure Wing to use an external console from the ``Options`` menu in the
``Debug I/O`` tool. This is useful for programs that requires a more complete console
implementation to run correctly, for example those that use the ``curses`` module.

See `Debug Process I/O <ref:debug/debug-process-i-o>`__ for details.

