Python Debugger Freezing After 5 Lines of Code

Question

What to do when the python debugger seems to get stuck after running the first few (five) lines of code?

I have been using Python for quite a while, but starting yesterday, I have not been able to use the debugger. Whenever i try to run the debugger, it just displays the first 5 lines of the script and then stops. If I then try to exit out of the debugger, it just displayer --KeyboardInterrupt-- but it does not terminate the process.

I am running Python 3.9 with Spyder, and have tried fixing it by restarting, resetting to factory setting, installing into a new environment, as well as a total uninstall and clear, and then installing from scratch, but nothing seems to work.

Even when i try running really basic scripts (like the images below) the result is the same

Running basic scripts normally (F5) works fine

But debugging just gets stuck

And terminating the debugger process is not possible

Answer 1

Answered my own question. I solved this problem by updtating the collsion code and using a different script. I threw out scr_player_orient and replaced it with scr_player_dir using the following code.

Updated collsion code in enemy object

ar get_enemy_loc, player_side, col

get_enemy_loc = scr_enemy_pos(obj_scorpion)
player_side = scr_player_dir(get_enemy_loc[0],get_enemy_loc[1])
col = scr_check_block(get_enemy_loc[0],get_enemy_loc[1])

show_debug_message("Player X")
show_debug_message(obj_player.x)
show_debug_message("Player Y")
show_debug_message(obj_player.y)
show_debug_message("Enemy X")
show_debug_message(get_enemy_loc[0])
show_debug_message("Enemy Y")
show_debug_message(get_enemy_loc[1])

if player_side[0] = true and col[1] = false{
        scr_shift_player(2)
    }
    else{
        scr_shift_player(4)
    }
    
if player_side[1] = true and col[0] = false{
        scr_shift_player(4)
    }
    else{
        scr_shift_player(2)
    }

if player_side[2] = true and col[2] = false{
        scr_shift_player(2)
    }
    else{
        scr_shift_player(3)
    }

if player_side[3] = true and col[3] = false{
        scr_shift_player(3)
    }
    else{
        scr_shift_player(2)
    }
    

And used this new script -- scr_player_dir

function scr_player_dir(enemy_x, enemy_y){
    var left,right,up,down,comb
    left = false
    right = false
    down = false
    up = false
    if enemy_x < obj_player.x{
        right = true && left = false
        }
    else{
        right = false && left = true
    }
    
    if enemy_y < obj_player.x{
        down = true && up = false
    }
    else{
        down = false && up = true
    }
    comb[0] = right
    comb[1] = left
    comb[2] = up
    comb[3] = down
    
    return comb
}

I hope this helps someone with the same problem