# PyCharm configuration template for testing with debugger **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Created:** [May 3, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/pycharm-configuration-template-for-testing-with-debugger/10775 "2024-05-03T12:57:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![szymonb](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@szymonb](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/szymonb)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/pycharm-configuration-template-for-testing-with-debugger/10775/1 "2024-05-03T12:57:46Z")
Hello everyone, Do any of the developers perhaps use the PyCharm UI to run tests and debug them? I am able to setup a run configuration by invoking the test as a standard python script (and running directly from terminal with manage.py test works just fine too), but when I try to use the Django test runner with a debugger attached I get all sorts of issues from modules not being found, exceptions from nose to general process errors from the OS. Thought that before I get too invested I just check if one of you fine folks may have a template already set. I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Kelly](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/simon_kelly/32/494_2.png) [@Simon\_Kelly](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Simon_Kelly)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/pycharm-configuration-template-for-testing-with-debugger/10775/2 "2024-05-08T09:12:10Z")
Hi I also use PyCharm on Ubuntu. I have run tests from PyCharm before but I don't generally because it's an effort. I think the main issue is that our `manage.py` script does a whole lot of extra things but PyCharm uses it's own script to run the tests. In the past I've been able to run a test by running it as a 'python script' and then typing out the command as I would on the command line. ---
**Author:** ![mriese](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@mriese](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/mriese)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/pycharm-configuration-template-for-testing-with-debugger/10775/3 "2024-05-08T14:42:00Z")
You can create a run configuration manually to run tests. I usually just change one I have. ![image](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/2X/2/26abfda7c689279e6919d6bf7445a0f160fdb5d6.png) ---
**Author:** ![szymonb](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@szymonb](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/szymonb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/pycharm-configuration-template-for-testing-with-debugger/10775/4 "2024-05-08T17:50:35Z")
Thanks for the reply! That's been my experience so far as well, but I'll give the manage.py a closer look and see if I can make anything of it. ---
**Author:** ![szymonb](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@szymonb](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/szymonb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/pycharm-configuration-template-for-testing-with-debugger/10775/5 "2024-05-08T17:51:22Z")
Cheers @mriese I got that far as well - are you able to run that in debug mode as well as run mode? ---
**Author:** ![mriese](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@mriese](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/mriese)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/pycharm-configuration-template-for-testing-with-debugger/10775/6 "2024-05-10T14:48:10Z")
> [@szymonb](#): > > re you able to run that Yes, I am able to debug with this run configuration. Are you able to do "run" with it at least or does it do neither for you?