Add Break Debugger On First Line Of Program as a Python TIL

python/break-debugger-on-first-line-of-program.md

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+# Break Debugger On First Line Of Program
+
+One of the things I appreciate about how
+[Delve](https://github.com/go-delve/delve) (the debugger for Go) works by
+default is that when you start it up, it immediately breaks on the first line
+of the program. This is as good a starting point as any regardless of whether
+you have other breakpoints set.
+
+As I was reading through the VS Code Python Debugger configuration docs, I
+noticed [an option called
+`stopOnEntry`](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/debugging#_stoponentry).
+It is turned off by default, but if you turn it on, then you get the same
+behavior as I described for Delve. Nice!
+
+This can be configured in a `.vscode/launch.json` file:
+
+```json
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Python Debugger: Current File",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${file}",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "stopOnEntry": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Now, when running this debugger configuration profile, you'll break the
+debugger on the first line of the program. From there add more breakpoints,
+start stepping through, etc.