diff --git a/traceback/traceback.py b/traceback/traceback.py
index a32b0c44..9733c23a 100644
--- a/traceback/traceback.py
+++ b/traceback/traceback.py
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+import sys
+
 def format_tb(tb, limit):
     return ["traceback.format_tb() not implemented\n"]
 
 def format_exception_only(type, value):
     return [repr(value) + "\n"]
+
+def print_exception(t, e, tb, limit=None, file=None, chain=True):
+    if file is None:
+        file = sys.stdout
+    sys.print_exception(e, file)
+
+def print_exc(limit=None, file=None, chain=True):
+    print_exception(*sys.exc_info(), limit=limit, file=file, chain=chain)