[Python-ideas] IDEA: do not alter default SIGINT handling

[Nick Coghlan]

Mike Meyer wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:35:56 +0000 (UTC)
> Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> wrote:
> 
>> Bernie Innocenti <bernie at ...> writes:
>>> If we could break the syntax of "print" statements, I'm sure we
>>> can also find a satisfactory compromise for CTRL-C handling that
>>> won't affect more than 0.1% of existing Python programs.
>> It would actually be a huge compatibility break because finally statments would
>> no longer be garunteed to execute.
> 
> They aren't now. os._exit() skips unwinding the try/except chain
> before exiting.

An application calling an underscore prefixed function (in the os module
no less) is significantly different to a user pressing Ctrl-C while the
application is running normally.

If a user wants to kill it ungracefully, that's what Ctrl-Break is for.

Cheers,
Nick.

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