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authorPhillip J. Eby <pje@telecommunity.com>2004-08-05 12:13:46 (GMT)
committerPhillip J. Eby <pje@telecommunity.com>2004-08-05 12:13:46 (GMT)
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Warn that settrace() is implementation rather than language
definition, per Guido's request in off-list email.
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@@ -475,7 +475,11 @@ else:
the Python debugger.\index{debugger} The function is
thread-specific; for a debugger to support multiple threads, it must
be registered using \function{settrace()} for each thread being
- debugged.
+ debugged. \note{The \function{settrace()} function is intended only
+ for implementing debuggers, profilers, coverage tools and the like.
+ Its behavior is part of the implementation platform, rather than
+ part of the language definition, and thus may not be available in
+ all Python implementations.}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{settscdump}{on_flag}