Berker Peksag added the comment:
> 1. I find exit(EXIT_FAILURE) much clearer than exit(1).
import sys
exit(sys.EXIT_FAILURE)
or
import sys
sys.exit(sys.EXIT_FAILURE)
don't look too clear to me. On the other hand, these constants may helpful to
people who came from C world.
> 3. I want discourage people from using computed integer results as exit
> status.
Adding a FAQ entry or updating sys.exit() documentation would be more suitable
to achieve the aim of this item. I wouldn't add two constants to the stdlib
because of a bad programming practice.
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