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Today's best Python code (from ZConfig/components/logger/tests/test_logger.py)
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helpful_advice.py
class CustomFormatter(logging.Formatter):
def formatException(self, ei):
"""Format and return the exception information as a string.
This adds helpful advice to the end of the traceback.
"""
import traceback
sio = StringIO.StringIO()
traceback.print_exception(ei[0], ei[1], ei[2], file=sio)
return sio.getvalue() + "... Don't panic!"
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or simply

    ...
    return "".join(traceback.format_exception(*ei)) + "... Don't panic!"

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