On 12Apr.2019 0919, Jeroen Demeyer wrote: > The signal handler (that receives signals from the OS) in Python starts > with a check > > if (getpid() == main_pid) > > Looking at the comments, the intent was to do a check for the main > *thread* but this is checking the *process* id. So this condition is > basically always true. Therefore, I suggest to remove it in > https://bugs.python.org/issue36601 > > If you have any objections or comments, I suggest to post them to that bpo.
To add a little more context, the check was added about 25 years ago as a "hack" for some reason that we can't figure out anymore. So if you are a historian of ancient operating systems and know of one that might have raised signal handlers in a different process from the one where it was registered, we'd love to hear from you. Cheers, Steve _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
