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@@ -179,13 +179,15 @@ slightly different way:
.. versionadded:: 3.14
The *commands* argument.
-.. function:: post_mortem(traceback=None)
+.. function:: post_mortem(t=None)
- Enter post-mortem debugging of the given *traceback* object. If no
- *traceback* is given, it uses the one of the exception that is currently
- being handled (an exception must be being handled if the default is to be
- used).
+ Enter post-mortem debugging of the given exception or
+ :ref:`traceback object <traceback-objects>`. If no value is given, it uses
+ the exception that is currently being handled, or raises ``ValueError`` if
+ there isn’t one.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.13
+ Support for exception objects was added.
.. function:: pm()