After running for four days, Python program stalled

[Neil Hodgson]

John Nagle:

> Had a Python program stall, using no time, after running OK for four days.
> Python 2.4, Windows.  Here's the location in Python where it's stalled.
> Any idea what it's waiting for?
> 77FA144B   int         3                                # STALLED HERE

    Its a breakpoint instruction and its likely you are running under a 
debugger that is failing to respond. You don't often see a bare 'int 3' 
in real code unmassaged by a debugger unless the developer wants an 
explicit break to debugger.

    Neil