# traceback --- Print or retrieve a stack traceback — Examples of Using TracebackException

> With the helper class, we have more options >>> import sys >>> from traceback import TracebackException >>> >>> def lumberjack(): ...

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With the helper class, we have more options

&gt;&gt;&gt; import sys &gt;&gt;&gt; from traceback import TracebackException &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; def lumberjack(): ... bright_side_of_life() ... &gt;&gt;&gt; def bright_side_of_life(): ... t = "bright", "side", "of", "life" ... return t[5] ... &gt;&gt;&gt; try: ... lumberjack() ... except IndexError as e: ... exc = e ... &gt;&gt;&gt; try: ... try: ... lumberjack() ... except: ... 1/0 ... except Exception as e: ... chained_exc = e ... &gt;&gt;&gt; # limit works as with the module-level functions &gt;&gt;&gt; TracebackException.from_exception(exc, limit=-2).print() Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 6, in lumberjack bright_side_of_life()

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```text
     File "&lt;python-input-1&gt;", line 10, in bright_side_of_life
       return t[5]
              ~^^^
   IndexError: tuple index out of range

   &gt;&gt;&gt; # capture_locals adds local variables in frames
   &gt;&gt;&gt; TracebackException.from_exception(exc, limit=-2, capture_locals=True).print()
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "&lt;python-input-1&gt;", line 6, in lumberjack
       bright_side_of_life()
```

IndexError: tuple index out of range

&gt;&gt;&gt; # The chain kwarg to print() controls whether chained &gt;&gt;&gt; # exceptions are displayed &gt;&gt;&gt; TracebackException.from_exception(chained_exc).print() Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 4, in lumberjack()

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```text
     File "&lt;python-input-8&gt;", line 7, in lumberjack
       bright_side_of_life()
```

IndexError: tuple index out of range

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred

Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 6, in 1/0 ~^~ ZeroDivisionError: division by zero

&gt;&gt;&gt; TracebackException.from_exception(chained_exc).print(chain=False) Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 6, in 1/0 ~^~ ZeroDivisionError: division by zero

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