Python traceback Module
Example
Format exception traceback:
import traceback
try:
result = 10 / 0
except ZeroDivisionError:
tb = traceback.format_exc()
print('Exception caught and formatted')
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Definition and Usage
The traceback module extracts, formats, and prints stack traces of Python exceptions.
Use it to log errors, create detailed error reports, or analyze exception information programmatically.
Members
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| TracebackException | Class representing a traceback. |
| extract_stack() | Extract stack trace from current call stack. |
| extract_tb() | Extract traceback from exception. |
| format_exc() | Format current exception as a string. |
| format_exception() | Format exception information as a list of strings. |
| format_tb() | Format traceback as a list of strings. |
| print_exc() | Print exception information to stderr. |
| print_tb() | Print traceback to file. |
