Print stacktrace without throwing exception

Question

I have inherited a large Python project in which there are points whereI want to know how I got there. So I would like to see a stracetrace.

It seems that the traceback module can do that, but I need to throw an exception.
Is there a way to get a stacktrace without throwing an exception?

Run it through a debugger and add breakpoints where you want to inspect things. — Burhan Khalid, Jan 30 '14 at 23:53
It pretty much is. There are several such questions and the first few I found by search were not very informative. Had I found this one first, I would never have asked. — Mouse.The.Lucky.Dog, Jan 31 '14 at 01:01

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '14 at 23:59

3

traceback is one option:

import traceback

traceback.print_stack()

answered Jan 30 '14 at 23:59

Nathaniel Mallet

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '14 at 00:10

3

you want inspect.stack(), which returns a list of frame objects

import inspect

def a(): 
   b()

def b():
   c()

def c():
   print inspect.stack()

answered Jan 31 '14 at 00:10

theodox

2 Answers2