Re: KeyboardInterrupt

Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl
Fri, 17 Dec 1993 10:51:59 +0100

> Soooo, what I propose is a command line switch for python that will block
> (not ignore) the interrupt signal (SIGINT) until the interpreter detects a
> try:except: that handles KeyboardInterrupt or by means of a special keyword
> or function, whatever is feasible.

Sounds like a case for signal handling. I believe Lance Ellinghouse
has a half-finished signal module. How about it, Lance?

--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl>