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set_deftty

Name

set_deftty -- set default debug terminal specification [DV]

Synopsis

set_deftty(terminal)

Parameters

terminal

New default debug terminal (string/None).

Return Type

string or None

Previous default debug terminal specification.

Exceptions

TypeError

Bad argument type, or too many arguments.

Description

set_deftty() sets the default terminal value for new connections. If None is supplied as parameter, environment variables will be used in future connections. It returns the previous setting for default terminal.