Title: [Feature Request] Add options for handling errors encountered during debugging · Issue #714 · microsoft/vscode-python-debugger · GitHub
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Description: Hello, While debugging, I encountered an "undefined variable" error. However, my attention was focused on the editor area, and the spelling error notification happened to be obscured by the line highlight where my cursor was. As a result...
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