[Python-Dev] Trap SIGSEGV and SIGFPE

[Ivan Krstić]

Hi Martin,

On Dec 11, 2008, at 12:12 AM, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> Several people already said (essentially) that: -1. I don't think such
> code should be added to the Python core, no matter how smart or  
> correct
> it is.


does your -1 apply only to attempts to resume execution after SIGSEGV,  
or also to the idea of dumping the stack and immediately exiting? The  
former strikes me as crazy talk, while the latter is genuinely useful.

Cheers,

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