Python Exception Handling The Traceback Module

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The Traceback Module

The Traceback Module

The traceback module lets you log or display exception tracebacks programmatically.

Example

import traceback

try:
    1 / 0
except ZeroDivisionError:
    traceback.print_exc()
    # or: text = traceback.format_exc()

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Use traceback.format_exc() to log errors to a file.

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