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| author | CF Bolz-Tereick <cfbolz@gmx.de> | 2024-08-25 22:50:43 (GMT) |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2024-08-25 22:50:43 (GMT) |
| commit | 70bfef52b5734d6cd81c5e8ca9eaf85658916b04 (patch) | |
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gh-82378: Document the difference between sys.tracebacklimit and the limit arguments (#123286)
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diff --git a/Doc/library/traceback.rst b/Doc/library/traceback.rst index bfd2c3e..401e12b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/traceback.rst +++ b/Doc/library/traceback.rst @@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ The module defines the following functions: :term:`file <file object>` or :term:`file-like object` to receive the output. + .. note:: + + The meaning of the *limit* parameter is different than the meaning + of :const:`sys.tracebacklimit`. A negative *limit* value corresponds to + a positive value of :const:`!sys.tracebacklimit`, whereas the behaviour of + a positive *limit* value cannot be achieved with + :const:`!sys.tracebacklimit`. + .. versionchanged:: 3.5 Added negative *limit* support. |