[IronPython] Use of sys.exit

[Michael Foord]

Michael Foord wrote:
> Marty Nelson wrote:
>>
>> We have users writing extension scripts that execute from C#, and may 
>> be called multiple times (for example, hooked up to a Change event of 
>> some object or event in the main application)
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>> Is sys.exit(1) an acceptable way for them to exit the script (used 
>> like an early return in C#)?  Is there a better way?  Does it do 
>> anything to the ScriptScope that is reused?
>>
> It would seem acceptable - it raises the SystemExit exception which 
> your hosting application would need to catch and ignore.
>

In fact I suggested a while back that Resolver One could use sys.exit to 
signify an early exit from a user code block. :-)

Michael

> A better structured way (in my opinion) would be to use a procedural 
> or object oriented approach in the scripts and allow them to terminate 
> normally.
>
> Michael Foord
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>> Thanks!
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