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Created September 13, 2012 14:23
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Python runtime exception debugging (interactive or post-mortem)
import sys
def info(type, value, tb):
if hasattr(sys, 'ps1') or not sys.stderr.isatty():
# we are in interactive mode or we don't have a tty-like
# device, so we call the default hook
sys.__excepthook__(type, value, tb)
else:
import traceback, pdb
# we are NOT in interactive mode, print the exception...
traceback.print_exception(type, value, tb)
print
# ...then start the debugger in post-mortem mode.
pdb.pm()
sys.excepthook = info
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