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:mod:`faulthandler` --- Dump the Python traceback
=================================================
.. module:: faulthandler
:synopsis: Dump the Python traceback.
.. versionadded:: 3.3
----------------
This module contains functions to dump Python tracebacks explicitly, on a fault,
after a timeout, or on a user signal. Call :func:`faulthandler.enable` to
install fault handlers for the :const:`SIGSEGV`, :const:`SIGFPE`,
:const:`SIGABRT`, :const:`SIGBUS`, and :const:`SIGILL` signals. You can also
enable them at startup by setting the :envvar:`PYTHONFAULTHANDLER` environment
variable or by using the :option:`-X` ``faulthandler`` command line option.
The fault handler is compatible with system fault handlers like Apport or the
Windows fault handler. The module uses an alternative stack for signal handlers
if the :c:func:`sigaltstack` function is available. This allows it to dump the
traceback even on a stack overflow.
The fault handler is called on catastrophic cases and therefore can only use
signal-safe functions (e.g. it cannot allocate memory on the heap). Because of
this limitation traceback dumping is minimal compared to normal Python
tracebacks:
* Only ASCII is supported. The ``backslashreplace`` error handler is used on
encoding.
* Each string is limited to 500 characters.
* Only the filename, the function name and the line number are
displayed. (no source code)
* It is limited to 100 frames and 100 threads.
* The order is reversed: the most recent call is shown first.
By default, the Python traceback is written to :data:`sys.stderr`. To see
tracebacks, applications must be run in the terminal. A log file can
alternatively be passed to :func:`faulthandler.enable`.
The module is implemented in C, so tracebacks can be dumped on a crash or when
Python is deadlocked.
Dumping the traceback
---------------------
.. function:: dump_traceback(file=sys.stderr, all_threads=True)
Dump the tracebacks of all threads into *file*. If *all_threads* is
``False``, dump only the current thread.
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.
Fault handler state
-------------------
.. function:: enable(file=sys.stderr, all_threads=True)
Enable the fault handler: install handlers for the :const:`SIGSEGV`,
:const:`SIGFPE`, :const:`SIGABRT`, :const:`SIGBUS` and :const:`SIGILL`
signals to dump the Python traceback. If *all_threads* is ``True``,
produce tracebacks for every running thread. Otherwise, dump only the current
thread.
The *file* must be kept open until the fault handler is disabled: see
:ref:`issue with file descriptors <faulthandler-fd>`.
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.
.. versionchanged:: 3.6
On Windows, a handler for Windows exception is also installed.
.. function:: disable()
Disable the fault handler: uninstall the signal handlers installed by
:func:`enable`.
.. function:: is_enabled()
Check if the fault handler is enabled.
Dumping the tracebacks after a timeout
--------------------------------------
.. function:: dump_traceback_later(timeout, repeat=False, file=sys.stderr, exit=False)
Dump the tracebacks of all threads, after a timeout of *timeout* seconds, or
every *timeout* seconds if *repeat* is ``True``. If *exit* is ``True``, call
:c:func:`_exit` with status=1 after dumping the tracebacks. (Note
:c:func:`_exit` exits the process immediately, which means it doesn't do any
cleanup like flushing file buffers.) If the function is called twice, the new
call replaces previous parameters and resets the timeout. The timer has a
sub-second resolution.
The *file* must be kept open until the traceback is dumped or
:func:`cancel_dump_traceback_later` is called: see :ref:`issue with file
descriptors <faulthandler-fd>`.
This function is implemented using a watchdog thread and therefore is not
available if Python is compiled with threads disabled.
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.
.. function:: cancel_dump_traceback_later()
Cancel the last call to :func:`dump_traceback_later`.
Dumping the traceback on a user signal
--------------------------------------
.. function:: register(signum, file=sys.stderr, all_threads=True, chain=False)
Register a user signal: install a handler for the *signum* signal to dump
the traceback of all threads, or of the current thread if *all_threads* is
``False``, into *file*. Call the previous handler if chain is ``True``.
The *file* must be kept open until the signal is unregistered by
:func:`unregister`: see :ref:`issue with file descriptors <faulthandler-fd>`.
Not available on Windows.
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.
.. function:: unregister(signum)
Unregister a user signal: uninstall the handler of the *signum* signal
installed by :func:`register`. Return ``True`` if the signal was registered,
``False`` otherwise.
Not available on Windows.
.. _faulthandler-fd:
Issue with file descriptors
---------------------------
:func:`enable`, :func:`dump_traceback_later` and :func:`register` keep the
file descriptor of their *file* argument. If the file is closed and its file
descriptor is reused by a new file, or if :func:`os.dup2` is used to replace
the file descriptor, the traceback will be written into a different file. Call
these functions again each time that the file is replaced.
Example
-------
Example of a segmentation fault on Linux with and without enabling the fault
handler:
.. code-block:: shell-session
$ python3 -c "import ctypes; ctypes.string_at(0)"
Segmentation fault
$ python3 -q -X faulthandler
>>> import ctypes
>>> ctypes.string_at(0)
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault
Current thread 0x00007fb899f39700 (most recent call first):
File "/home/python/cpython/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py", line 486 in string_at
File "<stdin>", line 1 in <module>
Segmentation fault
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