So how dumb is this? For what it's worth... it works for me.
-steve
aluminum:idlelib steve$ diff -C3 run_orig.py run_new.py
*** run_orig.py 2013-01-16 15:31:08.000000000 -0700
--- run_new.py 2013-01-16 15:30:47.000000000 -0700
***************
*** 308,313 ****
--- 308,316 ----
if jit:
self.rpchandler.interp.open_remote_stack_viewer()
else:
+ if hasattr(sys,'exitfunc') and sys.exitfunc:
+ sys.exitfunc()
+
flush_stdout()
def interrupt_the_server(self):
On Jan 16, 2013, at 9:17 AM, Roger Serwy wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> IDLE's subprocess never actually exits, so the atexit handler will not be
> called. Forcing an exit with sys.exit() will be caught and the subprocess
> will still not exit.
>
> I suggest filing a bug at bugs.python.org.
>
> - Roger
>
>
> On 01/16/2013 06:50 AM, Steve Spicklemire wrote:
>> Hello Idle-dev folks,
>>
>> I tried this on the python list, with no luck. ;-(
>>
>> I hate to bother you with a basic user question, but I'm not sure where else
>> to go. Is there a better list for this?
>>
>> thanks,
>> -steve
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Steve Spicklemire <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: atexit handler in IDLE?
>>> Date: January 15, 2013 5:25:34 AM MST
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Cc: Steve Spicklemire <[email protected]>
>>>
>>> Hello Pythonistas!
>>>
>>> I'm trying to get this program, which works on the command line, to run
>>> correctly in the IDLE environment:
>>>
>>> import atexit
>>>
>>> print "This is my program"
>>>
>>> def exit_func():
>>> print "OK.. that's all folks!"
>>>
>>> atexit.register(exit_func)
>>>
>>> print "Program is ending..."
>>>
>>>
>>> When I run this on the command line I see:
>>>
>>> This is my program
>>> Program is ending...
>>> OK.. that's all folks!
>>>
>>> When I run this in IDLE I see:
>>>
>>> This is my program
>>> Program is ending...
>>>
>>> But the atexit handler is never called. ;-(
>>>
>>> I tried to fish through the IDLE source to see how the program is actually
>>> called, and I decided it looked like it was being invoked with with
>>> os.spawnv, but I'm not sure why this would defeat the atexit handler.
>>> Anybody know? I'd like to register such a function in my module, but I need
>>> it to work in IDLE so that students can easily use it.
>>>
>>> thanks!
>>> -steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
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