Irit Katriel added the comment: As of 3.5 there is this option: traceback.TracebackException.from_exception(exc).format() Perhaps that can be mentioned in the doc for traceback.format_exception(). ---------- assignee: -> docs@python components: +Documentation nosy: +docs@python, iritkatriel versions: +Python 3.10, Python 3.8, Python 3.9 -Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker https://bugs.python.org/issue14655 _______________________________________