[Python-Dev] Where to put the interrupt module?

[Neal Norwitz]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 04:07:33PM -0400, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > I haven't looked, but is it possible to make it raise an arbitrary
> > exception?  Last time I read the PyErr_CheckSignals code it looked possible. 
> > (That was yesterday, actually, regarding problems with the SSL module and
> > KeyboardInterrupts).
> 
> The interrupt module currently uses PyErr_SetInterrupt(), which can
> only raise KeyboardInterrupt.
> 
> Let's not generalize this until there's a need.  Then, let whoever has
> the need add the generalization.
> 
> I'm actually a bit wary of such a generalization, because
> KeyboardInterrupt is currently the only *asynchronous* exception that
> code needs to worry about.  There is plenty of code that gives
> KeyboardInterrupt special treatment, typically of the form:
> 
>   while MoreWorkToDo:
>       try:
> 	  ...run a chunk of work which may raise arbitrary exceptions...
>       except KeyboardInterrupt:
> 	  raise # Don't keep going in this case
>       except:
> 	  ...report the error and continue...

What about SystemExit?

Neal