def exceptionToString(e):
    """when you "except Exception as e", give me the e and I'll give you a string."""
    exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
    s="EXCEPTION THROWN UNEXPECTEDLY"
    s+="  FILE: %s\n"%os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
    s+="  LINE: %s\n"%exc_tb.tb_lineno
    s+="  TYPE: %s\n"%exc_type
    return s
when you "except Exception as e", give me the e and I'll give you a string.