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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst index dc73ad81579..1694aa2db9c 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst @@ -60,9 +60,14 @@ Printing and clearing Call this function **only** when the error indicator is set. Otherwise it will cause a fatal error! - If *set_sys_last_vars* is nonzero, the variables :data:`sys.last_type`, - :data:`sys.last_value` and :data:`sys.last_traceback` will be set to the - type, value and traceback of the printed exception, respectively. + If *set_sys_last_vars* is nonzero, the variable :data:`sys.last_exc` is + set to the printed exception. For backwards compatibility, the + deprecated variables :data:`sys.last_type`, :data:`sys.last_value` and + :data:`sys.last_traceback` are also set to the type, value and traceback + of this exception, respectively. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.12 + The setting of :data:`sys.last_exc` was added. .. c:function:: void PyErr_Print() |