Message 115139 - Python tracker (original) (raw)

I tested this on a real Windows 7 machine (64 bit, Ultimate) I open the command prompt, and I have the latest Pythons installed, Python 2.6.6, Python 2.7 final, and Python 3.1.2 If I hold down Ctrl-C, it will eventually exit the interpreter. Though it's not normal to hold down Ctrl-C, in practice that means pressing Ctrl-C to cancel a currently running script may just exit the interpreter. Python 3.1 seems really terrible in this regard where sometimes a single Ctrl-C will exit the interpreter.

I have seen this issue fixed in Python 2.5.2 on Windows. It would never exit the interpreter no matter how long I pressed Ctrl-C. I don't see this issue in Linux. I don't have a Mac to test, but I'd like Mac users to test the signal handling in their terminals.