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diff --git a/src/common.py b/src/common.py
index 4406e4cb..456f73e5 100644
--- a/src/common.py
+++ b/src/common.py
@@ -43,9 +43,39 @@ import curses
import sys
import select
import errno
-import xmpp
import time
+class MyStdErr(object):
+ def __init__(self, fd):
+ """
+ Change sys.stderr to something like /dev/null
+ to disable any printout on the screen that would
+ mess everything
+ """
+ self.old_stderr = sys.stderr
+ sys.stderr = fd
+ def restaure(self):
+ """
+ Restaure the good ol' sys.stderr, because we need
+ it in order to print the tracebacks
+ """
+ sys.stderr = self.old_stderr
+
+my_stderr = MyStdErr(open('/dev/null', 'a'))
+
+def exception_handler(type_, value, trace):
+ """
+ on any traceback: exit ncurses and print the traceback
+ then exit the program
+ """
+ my_stderr.restaure()
+ curses.endwin()
+ curses.echo()
+ traceback.print_exception(type_, value, trace, None, sys.stderr)
+ sys.exit(2)
+
+import xmpp
+
def debug(string):
"""
Print a string in a file.