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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-10-17 11:06:14 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-10-17 11:06:14 (GMT)
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#9237: document sys.call_tracing().
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``modules.keys()`` only lists the imported modules.)
+.. function:: call_tracing(func, args)
+
+ Call ``func(*args)``, while tracing is enabled. The tracing state is saved,
+ and restored afterwards. This is intended to be called from a debugger from
+ a checkpoint, to recursively debug some other code.
+
+
.. data:: copyright
A string containing the copyright pertaining to the Python interpreter.