How to use sys.exc_info()???

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <8sksit$mj1$1 at panix6.panix.com>, Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> wrote:
>
>I'm stuped with how sys.exc_info() is supposed to work.  If I do:
>
>open ('xxx')
>
>I get:
>
>Traceback (innermost last):
>  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'xxx'
>
>Which is what I expect.  But when I do:
>
>try:
>     open ('xxx')
>except:
>     foo = sys.exc_info()

Use the traceback module.
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