[Python-Dev] Traceback problem

[Guido van Rossum]

> > p.s.: I would probably have done the exception saving
> > in the caller's frame, where it belongs, IMHO.
> 
> I'm going to see if this is feasible.  The current method is almost
> certainly more efficient, but seems very backwards.

Watch out though.  There are situations where an exception needs to be
stored but no frame is available (when executing purely in C).  There
is always a thread state.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)