#MUDPyE - (M)ulti-(U)ser (D)imension (Py)thon (E)ngine
#Copyright (C) 2005  Corey Staten

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#modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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#but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
#MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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import sys
import traceback

def format_exc(limit=None):
  """Like print_exc() but return a string."""
  try:
    etype, value, tb = sys.exc_info()
    return ''.join(traceback.format_exception(etype, value, tb, limit))
  finally:
    etype = value = tb = None

def mud_traceback(mudWorld):
  mudWorld.mudTraceback.reverse()
  returnStr = "".join(("".join(mudWorld.mudTraceback), format_exc()))
  mudWorld.mudTraceback = []
  return returnStr