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diff --git a/portato/helper.py b/portato/helper.py
index f327f75..9328223 100644
--- a/portato/helper.py
+++ b/portato/helper.py
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
#
# Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net> et.al.
+"""
+Some nice functions used in the program.
+
+@var DEBUG: Boolean controlling whether to printout debug messages.
+@type DEBUG: boolean
+"""
+
import traceback, os.path, sys, types
DEBUG = True
@@ -30,15 +37,13 @@ def debug(*args, **kwargs):
If debug(obj0, obj1, obj2) is called, the text part of the output
looks like the output from print obj0, obj1, obj2.
- Keywords which can be used:
- - name: Use the given name instead the correct function name.
- - file: output file to use
- - minus: The value given is the amount of frames to ignore in the stack to return the correct function call.
- This should be used if you are wrapping the debug call.
- - warn: Prints the message as a warning. Value of DEBUG is ignored.
- - error: Prints the message as an error. Value of DEBUG is ignored."""
+ @keyword name: Use the given name instead the correct function name.
+ @keyword file: Output file to use.
+ @keyword minus: The value given is the amount of frames to ignore in the stack to return the correct function call.
+ This should be used if you are wrapping the debug call.
+ @keyword warn: Prints the message as a warning. Value of DEBUG is ignored.
+ @keyword error: Prints the message as an error. Value of DEBUG is ignored."""
-
if not DEBUG and not ("warn" in kwargs or "error" in kwargs): return
stack = traceback.extract_stack()