Issue 45694: Limit the number of chained exceptions included in formatted traceback

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Title:	Limit the number of chained exceptions included in formatted traceback
Type:	enhancement	Stage:
Components:	Interpreter Core, Library (Lib)	Versions:	Python 3.11

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Status:	open	Resolution:
Dependencies:		Superseder:
Assigned To:		Nosy List:	gvanrossum, iritkatriel
Priority:	normal	Keywords:

Created on 2021-11-02 19:01 by iritkatriel, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin.

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msg405533 - (view)	Author: Irit Katriel (iritkatriel) *	Date: 2021-11-02 19:01
There is currently a limit on the number of frames in each traceback, but not on the number of chained exceptions displayed. This is why traceback.py avoids recursion (making the code more complex). A limit should probably be added.

msg405533 - (view)

Author: Irit Katriel (iritkatriel) * (Python committer)

Date: 2021-11-02 19:01

There is currently a limit on the number of frames in each traceback, but not on the number of chained exceptions displayed. This is why traceback.py avoids recursion (making the code more complex). A limit should probably be added.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2022-04-11 14:59:52	admin	set	github: 89857
2021-11-03 22:21:16	gvanrossum	set	nosy: + gvanrossum
2021-11-02 19:01:34	iritkatriel	create