[IronPython] Use of sys.exit

[Michael Foord]

Marty Nelson wrote:
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> 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?
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It would seem acceptable - it raises the SystemExit exception which your 
hosting application would need to catch and ignore.

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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