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Author	nchammas
Recipients	docs@python, nchammas
Date	2016-01-07.04:47:34
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Message-id	<1452142055.04.0.968906484949.issue26035@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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Here is traceback.print_tb()'s signature [0]: ``` def print_tb(tb, limit=None, file=None): ``` However, its documentation reads [1]: ``` .. function:: print_tb(traceback, limit=None, file=None) ``` Did the keyword argument change recently, or was this particular doc always wrong? [0] https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1fe0fd9feb6a4472a9a1b186502eb9c0b2366326/Lib/traceback.py#L43 [1] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/1fe0fd9feb6a4472a9a1b186502eb9c0b2366326/Doc/library/traceback.rst

Here is traceback.print_tb()'s signature [0]:

```
def print_tb(tb, limit=None, file=None):
```

However, its documentation reads [1]:

```
.. function:: print_tb(traceback, limit=None, file=None)
```

Did the keyword argument change recently, or was this particular doc always wrong?

[0] https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1fe0fd9feb6a4472a9a1b186502eb9c0b2366326/Lib/traceback.py#L43
[1] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/1fe0fd9feb6a4472a9a1b186502eb9c0b2366326/Doc/library/traceback.rst

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