[Python-Dev] sys.last_traceback - annoying pdb behaviour

[Guido van Rossum]

On 8/18/07, Alexander Schremmer <2007a at usenet.alexanderweb.de> wrote:
> Indeed, I did not see that it is also set in pythonrun. How do you think
> about changing pdb.pm to use exc_info if last_exception is not set?

That would just confuse you if you're counting on that behavior, and
then some time later last_exception gets set and you suddenly don't
get the behavior you expected. pdb.pm() is *only* for use at the
command-line prompt (that's why its name is so short :-).

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