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<p class=MsoNormal>Chaps,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking to implement an exit/termination process
for an application which can be triggered by A) a keyboard interrupt or B) termination
of the application as a Daemon using a signal.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I have a whole bunch of tasks I want to perform as a cleanup
before the application is terminated, cleaning files, database calls, closing
open connections and a few other things.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I know we have:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:silver'># I'm the main application started
method.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>if</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'> __name__ == </span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00AA00'>"__main__"</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>For starting an application, but
do we have an equivalent methods for when an application is terminated which we
can use to close down any current internal processes before the application
exits?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I’d really love to have your
thoughts and experience on gracefully killing an application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Robert</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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