From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:23:47 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: PyErr_PrintEx is also in 2.x...
X-Git-Tag: v2.7a1~2119
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3ceebd2ca778f066b563542e98bc79d1b8c3b0e0;p=python

PyErr_PrintEx is also in 2.x...
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
index 1cdce3fb3b..4482cd0bd7 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
@@ -41,12 +41,21 @@ is a separate error indicator for each thread.
    Either alphabetical or some kind of structure.
 
 
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_Print()
+.. cfunction:: void PyErr_PrintEx(int set_sys_last_vars)
 
    Print a standard traceback to ``sys.stderr`` and clear the error indicator.
    Call this function only when the error indicator is set.  (Otherwise it will
    cause a fatal error!)
 
+   If *set_sys_last_vars* is nonzero, the variables :data:`sys.last_type`,
+   :data:`sys.last_value` and :data:`sys.last_traceback` will be set to the
+   type, value and traceback of the printed exception, respectively.
+
+
+.. cfunction:: void PyErr_Print()
+
+   Alias for ``PyErr_PrintEx(1)``.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_Occurred()