text: import re
  
  
  RE_MESSAGE = re.compile(r'Message: (.+), Sqlstate:')
  RE_SQLSTATE = re.compile(r'Sqlstate: (\d+)')
  RE_POSITION = re.compile(r'Position: (\d+)')
  
  
  def format_error(error):
      msg = str(error)
      if not hasattr(error, 'one_line_sql'):
          return msg
  
      result = ''
  
      match = RE_SQLSTATE.search(msg)
      if match:
          result += 'ERROR %s: ' % match.group(1)
  
      match = RE_MESSAGE.search(msg)
      if match:
          result += match.group(1)
  
      match = RE_POSITION.search(msg)
      if match:
          sql = error.one_line_sql()
          position = int(match.group(1))
  
          # Truncate the SQL query if its length > n (n must be odd)
          n = 75
          d = (n - 1) / 2
          length = len(sql)
          if length > n:
              left = position - d
              right = position + d
              position = d
              head = '...'
              tail = '...'
  
              if left < 0:
                  right -= left
                  position += left
                  left = 0
                  head = ''
              elif right >= length:
                  offset = right - length + 1
                  left -= offset
                  position += offset
                  right = length - 1
                  tail = ''
  
              sql = head + sql[left:right + 1] + tail
              position += len(head)
  
          result += ('\n%s\n' % sql) + (' ' * (position - 1)) + '^'
  
      return result
  