Python Tools Visual Studio - Step Into Not Working

I am trying to debug a scrapy project , built in Python 2.7.1 in visual studio 2013. I am able to reach breakpoints, but when I do step into/ step over the debugger seems to cont

Solution 1:

You need to enable Tools -> Options -> Python Tools -> Debugging -> Enable debugging of the Python standard library. https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/issues/106

Solution 2:

workaround rather than full answer.

I encountered this problem while importing my own module which ran code (which was erroring) on import.

By setting the imported module to the startup script, I was able to step through the startup code in the module and debug.

My best guess is that visual studio 2015 decided the imported module was a python standard library, but it really isn't viable to turn on the 'debug standard library option' as many standard library modules generate errors on import themselves.