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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst index dd1e026cb0..cd06096ef7 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst @@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ Printing and clearing .. c:function:: void PyErr_PrintEx(int set_sys_last_vars) Print a standard traceback to ``sys.stderr`` and clear the error indicator. - Call this function only when the error indicator is set. (Otherwise it will - cause a fatal error!) + **Unless** the error is a ``SystemExit``. In that case the no traceback + is printed and Python process will exit with the error code specified by + the ``SystemExit`` instance. + + 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 |