1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/case.py b/Lib/unittest/case.py
index 79c4a7255b..ed17b6e5e2 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/case.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/case.py
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ class _AssertRaisesContext(object):
         if not issubclass(exc_type, self.expected):
             # let unexpected exceptions pass through
             return False
+        #store exception, without traceback, for later retrieval
+        self.exc_value = exc_value
+        self.exc_value.with_traceback(None)
         if self.expected_regex is None:
             return True