indicator is already set, it is cleared first. If the objects are
\NULL, the error indicator is cleared. Do not pass a \NULL{} type
and non-\NULL{} value or traceback. The exception type should be a
- string or class; if it is a class, the value should be an instance
- of that class. Do not pass an invalid exception type or value.
+ string or class. Do not pass an invalid exception type or value.
(Violating these rules will cause subtle problems later.) This call
takes away a reference to each object: you must own a reference to
each object before the call and after the call you no longer own
these references. (If you don't understand this, don't use this
function. I warned you.) \note{This function is normally only used
by code that needs to save and restore the error indicator
- temporarily.}
+ temporarily; use \cfunction{PyErr_Fetch()} to save the current
+ exception state.}
\end{cfuncdesc}
\begin{cfuncdesc}{void}{PyErr_SetString}{PyObject *type, char *message}