Newbie: Capture traceback message to string?

[Gary Herron]

Sean Schertell wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm new to Python and this is my first post to the list.
>
> I'm trying to simply capture exception text to a few strings which  
> can be passed to a PSP page to display a pretty error message. The  
> problem is that I just can't seem to figure out how to get the basic  
> components of the traceback message into strings. Here's what I want  
> to do:
>   
The traceback module provides a wealth of ways to get at the exception 
information, formated and usable in various ways.

See: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-traceback.html

Gary Herron

> ---------------------
> try:
> 	bad_math = 1/0
> except:
> 	info = sys.exc_info()
> 	main_error_str = # ???
> 	full_traceback_str = # ???
> 	tmpl = psp.PSP(req, filename='error.html')
>          tmpl.run({'main_error_str': main_error_str,  
> 'full_traceback_str':full_traceback_str})
>
> return apache.OK
> ---------------------
>
> ...So then my PSP page receives the errors as variables containing  
> strings.
>
> I've been googling and experimenting for more hours than I care to  
> admit. A little help please?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sean
>
>
>