Please translate this easy snip of C++ to Python

[Phlip]

Pythonographers:

Ogle this awesome snip of C++:

        #define TRACE_(x) cout << #x ": " << x << endl

When you use that like this:

        TRACE_(y + z);
        TRACE_(strAnimals);
        TRACE_(__LINE__);

the program emits this:

        y + z: 12
        strAnimals: Lemmings
        __LINE__:  69

Mighty healthy and easy to write debug statements with, huh? Saves a lot of 
keystrokes, huh?

How do I do that, just as easy to call, in Python?

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