[Python-Dev] bug 754449 and threads raising exceptions at interpreter teardown

[Bill Janssen]

> I don't trust the garbage collector to have any sane shutdown semantics,
> especially regarding threads.  In my own code, I always make the best
> effort to shut threads (daemon or otherwise) down explicitly.

Sure, you and me both.  But I doubt it's common practice.  The garbage
collector should make a real effort to do something sensible.

Bill