I want to know if it's possible to catch a Control-C in python in the following manner:
if input != contr-c:
#DO THINGS
else:
#quit
I've read up on stuff with try
and except KeyboardInterrupt
but they're not working for me.
I want to know if it's possible to catch a Control-C in python in the following manner:
if input != contr-c:
#DO THINGS
else:
#quit
I've read up on stuff with try
and except KeyboardInterrupt
but they're not working for me.
Consider reading this page about handling exceptions.. It should help.
As @abarnert has said, do sys.exit()
after except KeyboardInterrupt:
.
Something like
try:
# DO THINGS
except KeyboardInterrupt:
# quit
sys.exit()
You can also use the built in exit()
function, but as @eryksun pointed out, sys.exit
is more reliable.
From your comments, it sounds like your only problem with except KeyboardInterrupt:
is that you don't know how to make it exit when you get that interrupt.
If so, that's simple:
import sys
try:
user_input = input()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
sys.exit(0)