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diff --git a/Doc/api/exceptions.tex b/Doc/api/exceptions.tex index 6163666..d6c6c7b 100644 --- a/Doc/api/exceptions.tex +++ b/Doc/api/exceptions.tex @@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ for each thread. indicator is already set, it is cleared first. If the objects are \NULL, the error indicator is cleared. Do not pass a \NULL{} type and non-\NULL{} value or traceback. The exception type should be a - string or class; if it is a class, the value should be an instance - of that class. Do not pass an invalid exception type or value. + string or class. Do not pass an invalid exception type or value. (Violating these rules will cause subtle problems later.) This call takes away a reference to each object: you must own a reference to each object before the call and after the call you no longer own these references. (If you don't understand this, don't use this function. I warned you.) \note{This function is normally only used by code that needs to save and restore the error indicator - temporarily.} + temporarily; use \cfunction{PyErr_Fetch()} to save the current + exception state.} \end{cfuncdesc} \begin{cfuncdesc}{void}{PyErr_SetString}{PyObject *type, char *message} |