Enable Terminal Error Logging Alongside Debug Mode
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When launching a dash app with debug=True like so:
app.run_server(debug=True)
Any exceptions raised in the applications are no longer displayed in the terminal. Currently (by design) they are only displayed in the browser.
Describe the solution you'd like
I'd like to be able to both view stderr logs in the terminal and have the option to view the exception in the browser.
Why can't we have both?
Describe alternatives you've considered
I cannot find any other issues mentioning this, and I have tried for a while to find solutions until I read the docs and deduced that this "is a feature not a bug". I just think it's limiting for the developer experience; why not give developers the choice of whether they can enable/disable terminal logging while debug is True?
I found it quite unintuitive that to enable terminal logging I had to set debug to False. Took me a long time to figure that out - actually thanks to chat GPT lol.
Additional context
Quote from the dash docs: https://dash.plotly.com/devtools#in-app-error-reporting
In-App Error Reporting
Callback error messages and JavaScript error messages are displayed as a pop-up within your application instead of in your terminal. Our intention was to reduce the context switch during development between terminal, code editor, browser and browser debug console. With error messages in the app, you can just focus on your browser and your code editor.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the app.run_server(debug=True) behavior and the Dash devtools documentation section on in-app error reporting. Trace how callback exceptions are routed when debug mode is enabled, then determine how an independent terminal-logging option should interact with browser reporting. Done means both destinations can be enabled or disabled as described, with coverage for the supported combinations.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100