traceback.format_exc() returns 'None\n'?!
Sean DiZazzo
sean.dizazzo at gmail.com
Thu Aug 31 17:04:55 EDT 2017
Python 2.7.13 (v2.7.13:a06454b1afa1, Dec 17 2016, 12:39:47)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
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>>> import traceback
>>> tb = traceback.format_exc()
>>> type(tb)
<type 'str'>
>>> tb
'None\n'
>>>
Shouldn't it just return None itself? Why a string with a newline?
Interested if there is an actual reason for this behavior or if it should be reported as a bug.
~Sean
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