Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: [Pythonmac-SIG] sys.exit() functionality

Jack Jansen <Jack.Jansen@oratrix.nl> writes:

This discussion started on pythonmac-SIG, but someone suggested that it isn't really a MacPython-specific issue (even though the implementation will be different for MacPython from unix-Python).

Any opinions?

I think allowing to replace Py_Exit is the right way to go. Make it a function pointer, initialized to _Py_Exit, and let the embedding context change its value (through a setter, or through direct assignment). Double-check that all callers of Py_Exit behave well when it actually does return (which currently is not the case), and don't forget to bump the API version. Regards, Martin