[Python-Dev] Traceback problem

[Christian Tismer]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> If I understand correctly what you are referring to, this is a
> feature.  You're supposed to say:
> 
>   try:
>     return f()
>   except:
>     pass
>   sys.exc_info()
> 
> i.e. the exc_info() must remain accessible.

Aha! Yup! Thanks.

Then, it is probably not a bug but a feature.
Would it be ok then, if I write a function
that exposes reset_exc_info to the user?

sys.exc_clear() # maybe?

Or a function which returns *and* clears the exc?

tup = sys.exc_info_reset()

ciao - chris

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