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import sys
try:
    try:
        try:
            raise SystemExit()
        finally:
            print "1:", sys.exc_info()
    except:
        print "2:", sys.exc_info()
        raise
finally:
    print "3:", sys.exc_info()

1: (None, None, None)
2: (<class exceptions.SystemExit ... )
3: (<class exceptions.SystemExit ... )

exc_info()
This function returns a tuple of three values that give information about the exception that is currently being handled.
Here, 'handling an exception' is defined as 'executing or having executed an except clause.'