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faulthandler — Dump the Python traceback — Python 3.15.0a0 documentation

faulthandler — Dump the Python traceback¶

Added in version 3.3.

This module contains functions to dump Python tracebacks explicitly, on a fault, after a timeout, or on a user signal. Call faulthandler.enable() to install fault handlers for the SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGABRT, SIGBUS, and SIGILL signals. You can also enable them at startup by setting the PYTHONFAULTHANDLER environment variable or by using the -X faulthandler command line option.

The fault handler is compatible with system fault handlers like Apport or the Windows fault handler. The module uses an alternative stack for signal handlers if the sigaltstack() function is available. This allows it to dump the traceback even on a stack overflow.

The fault handler is called on catastrophic cases and therefore can only use signal-safe functions (e.g. it cannot allocate memory on the heap). Because of this limitation traceback dumping is minimal compared to normal Python tracebacks:

By default, the Python traceback is written to sys.stderr. To see tracebacks, applications must be run in the terminal. A log file can alternatively be passed to faulthandler.enable().

The module is implemented in C, so tracebacks can be dumped on a crash or when Python is deadlocked.

The Python Development Mode calls faulthandler.enable() at Python startup.

See also

Module pdb

Interactive source code debugger for Python programs.

Module traceback

Standard interface to extract, format and print stack traces of Python programs.

Dumping the traceback¶
faulthandler.dump_traceback(file=sys.stderr, all_threads=True)¶

Dump the tracebacks of all threads into file. If all_threads is False, dump only the current thread.

Changed in version 3.5: Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.

Dumping the C stack¶

Added in version 3.14.

faulthandler.dump_c_stack(file=sys.stderr)¶

Dump the C stack trace of the current thread into file.

If the Python build does not support it or the operating system does not provide a stack trace, then this prints an error in place of a dumped C stack.

C Stack Compatibility¶

If the system does not support the C-level backtrace(3) or dladdr1(3), then C stack dumps will not work. An error will be printed instead of the stack.

Additionally, some compilers do not support CPython’s implementation of C stack dumps. As a result, a different error may be printed instead of the stack, even if the operating system supports dumping stacks.

Note

Dumping C stacks can be arbitrarily slow, depending on the DWARF level of the binaries in the call stack.

Fault handler state¶
faulthandler.enable(file=sys.stderr, all_threads=True, c_stack=True)¶

Enable the fault handler: install handlers for the SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGABRT, SIGBUS and SIGILL signals to dump the Python traceback. If all_threads is True, produce tracebacks for every running thread. Otherwise, dump only the current thread.

The file must be kept open until the fault handler is disabled: see issue with file descriptors.

If c_stack is True, then the C stack trace is printed after the Python traceback, unless the system does not support it. See dump_c_stack() for more information on compatibility.

Changed in version 3.5: Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.

Changed in version 3.6: On Windows, a handler for Windows exception is also installed.

Changed in version 3.10: The dump now mentions if a garbage collector collection is running if all_threads is true.

Changed in version 3.14: Only the current thread is dumped if the GIL is disabled to prevent the risk of data races.

Changed in version 3.14: The dump now displays the C stack trace if c_stack is true.

faulthandler.disable()¶

Disable the fault handler: uninstall the signal handlers installed by enable().

faulthandler.is_enabled()¶

Check if the fault handler is enabled.

Dumping the tracebacks after a timeout¶
faulthandler.dump_traceback_later(timeout, repeat=False, file=sys.stderr, exit=False)¶

Dump the tracebacks of all threads, after a timeout of timeout seconds, or every timeout seconds if repeat is True. If exit is True, call _exit() with status=1 after dumping the tracebacks. (Note _exit() exits the process immediately, which means it doesn’t do any cleanup like flushing file buffers.) If the function is called twice, the new call replaces previous parameters and resets the timeout. The timer has a sub-second resolution.

The file must be kept open until the traceback is dumped or cancel_dump_traceback_later() is called: see issue with file descriptors.

This function is implemented using a watchdog thread.

Changed in version 3.5: Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.

Changed in version 3.7: This function is now always available.

faulthandler.cancel_dump_traceback_later()¶

Cancel the last call to dump_traceback_later().

Dumping the traceback on a user signal¶
faulthandler.register(signum, file=sys.stderr, all_threads=True, chain=False)¶

Register a user signal: install a handler for the signum signal to dump the traceback of all threads, or of the current thread if all_threads is False, into file. Call the previous handler if chain is True.

The file must be kept open until the signal is unregistered by unregister(): see issue with file descriptors.

Not available on Windows.

Changed in version 3.5: Added support for passing file descriptor to this function.

faulthandler.unregister(signum)¶

Unregister a user signal: uninstall the handler of the signum signal installed by register(). Return True if the signal was registered, False otherwise.

Not available on Windows.

Issue with file descriptors¶

enable(), dump_traceback_later() and register() keep the file descriptor of their file argument. If the file is closed and its file descriptor is reused by a new file, or if os.dup2() is used to replace the file descriptor, the traceback will be written into a different file. Call these functions again each time that the file is replaced.

Example¶

Example of a segmentation fault on Linux with and without enabling the fault handler:

$ python -c "import ctypes; ctypes.string_at(0)"
Segmentation fault

$ python -q -X faulthandler
>>> import ctypes
>>> ctypes.string_at(0)
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault

Current thread 0x00007fb899f39700 (most recent call first):
  File "/opt/python/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py", line 486 in string_at
  File "<stdin>", line 1 in <module>

Current thread's C stack trace (most recent call first):
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at _Py_DumpStack+0x42 [0x5b27f7d7147e]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x32dcbd [0x5b27f7d85cbd]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x32df8a [0x5b27f7d85f8a]
  Binary file "/usr/lib/libc.so.6", at +0x3def0 [0x77b73226bef0]
  Binary file "/usr/lib/libc.so.6", at +0x17ef9c [0x77b7323acf9c]
  Binary file "/opt/python/build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.15/_ctypes.cpython-315d-x86_64-linux-gnu.so", at +0xcdf6 [0x77b7315dddf6]
  Binary file "/usr/lib/libffi.so.8", at +0x7976 [0x77b73158f976]
  Binary file "/usr/lib/libffi.so.8", at +0x413c [0x77b73158c13c]
  Binary file "/usr/lib/libffi.so.8", at ffi_call+0x12e [0x77b73158ef0e]
  Binary file "/opt/python/build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.15/_ctypes.cpython-315d-x86_64-linux-gnu.so", at +0x15a33 [0x77b7315e6a33]
  Binary file "/opt/python/build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.15/_ctypes.cpython-315d-x86_64-linux-gnu.so", at +0x164fa [0x77b7315e74fa]
  Binary file "/opt/python/build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.15/_ctypes.cpython-315d-x86_64-linux-gnu.so", at +0xc624 [0x77b7315dd624]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at _PyObject_MakeTpCall+0xce [0x5b27f7b73883]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x11bab6 [0x5b27f7b73ab6]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at PyObject_Vectorcall+0x23 [0x5b27f7b73b04]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault+0x490c [0x5b27f7cbb302]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x2818e6 [0x5b27f7cd98e6]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x281aab [0x5b27f7cd9aab]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at PyEval_EvalCode+0xc5 [0x5b27f7cd9ba3]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x255957 [0x5b27f7cad957]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x255ab4 [0x5b27f7cadab4]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault+0x6c3e [0x5b27f7cbd634]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x2818e6 [0x5b27f7cd98e6]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x281aab [0x5b27f7cd9aab]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x11b6e1 [0x5b27f7b736e1]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x11d348 [0x5b27f7b75348]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x11d626 [0x5b27f7b75626]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at PyObject_Call+0x20 [0x5b27f7b7565e]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x32a67a [0x5b27f7d8267a]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x32a7f8 [0x5b27f7d827f8]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at +0x32ac1b [0x5b27f7d82c1b]
  Binary file "/opt/python/python", at Py_RunMain+0x31 [0x5b27f7d82ebe]
  <truncated rest of calls>
Segmentation fault

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