From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:06:14 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: #9237: document sys.call_tracing().
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#9237: document sys.call_tracing().
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diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst
index 6540311dd6f0..23fdb09d39ce 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sys.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ always available.
    ``modules.keys()`` only lists the imported modules.)
 
 
+.. function:: call_tracing(func, args)
+
+   Call ``func(*args)``, while tracing is enabled.  The tracing state is saved,
+   and restored afterwards.  This is intended to be called from a debugger from
+   a checkpoint, to recursively debug some other code.
+
+
 .. data:: copyright
 
    A string containing the copyright pertaining to the Python interpreter.