From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 19:57:20 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Small wording change about global and local trace functions.
X-Git-Tag: v1.5b1~151
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9d37a4d332570792c054ecbd6c598cf5eb91d785;p=python

Small wording change about global and local trace functions.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex b/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex
index 9785a406d3..fcd8849d20 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libpdb.tex
@@ -258,8 +258,16 @@ or \code{'exception'}
 
 \end{description}
 
-A trace function should return a new trace function or None.
-Class methods are accepted (and most useful!) as trace methods.
+The global trace function is invoked (with \var{event} set to
+\code{'call'}) whenever a new local scope is entered; it should return
+a reference to the local trace function to be used that scope, or
+\code{None} if the scope shouldn't be traced.
+
+The local trace function should return a reference to itself (or to
+another function for further tracing in that scope), or \code{None} to
+turn off tracing in that scope.
+
+Instance methods are accepted (and very useful!) as trace functions.
 
 The events have the following meaning:
 
diff --git a/Doc/libpdb.tex b/Doc/libpdb.tex
index 9785a406d3..fcd8849d20 100644
--- a/Doc/libpdb.tex
+++ b/Doc/libpdb.tex
@@ -258,8 +258,16 @@ or \code{'exception'}
 
 \end{description}
 
-A trace function should return a new trace function or None.
-Class methods are accepted (and most useful!) as trace methods.
+The global trace function is invoked (with \var{event} set to
+\code{'call'}) whenever a new local scope is entered; it should return
+a reference to the local trace function to be used that scope, or
+\code{None} if the scope shouldn't be traced.
+
+The local trace function should return a reference to itself (or to
+another function for further tracing in that scope), or \code{None} to
+turn off tracing in that scope.
+
+Instance methods are accepted (and very useful!) as trace functions.
 
 The events have the following meaning: