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+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Arista Networks, Inc.
+# Use of this source code is governed by the Apache License 2.0
+# that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+"""
+Toolkit for ANTA.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import traceback
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def exc_to_str(exception: BaseException) -> str:
+    """
+    Helper function that returns a human readable string from an BaseException object
+    """
+    return f"{type(exception).__name__}{f' ({exception})' if str(exception) else ''}"
+
+
+def tb_to_str(exception: BaseException) -> str:
+    """
+    Helper function that returns a traceback string from an BaseException object
+    """
+    return "Traceback (most recent call last):\n" + "".join(traceback.format_tb(exception.__traceback__))