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| author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2010-10-17 10:51:45 (GMT) |
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| committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2010-10-17 10:51:45 (GMT) |
| commit | 6f4e68d82c2009c2a297f25a8a4896f0d1a8e66d (patch) | |
| tree | 7af9670e76222c123437cd1aed4ff95fb9f60c8c /Doc/library/os.rst | |
| parent | a192828ea138189b9abfbe3912c62e8c0bb4319f (diff) | |
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#5962: clarify sys.exit() vs. threads.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index c8e5b96..cb9d9c4 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -1576,15 +1576,15 @@ to be ignored. .. function:: _exit(n) - Exit to the system with status *n*, without calling cleanup handlers, flushing + Exit the process with status *n*, without calling cleanup handlers, flushing stdio buffers, etc. Availability: Unix, Windows. .. note:: - The standard way to exit is ``sys.exit(n)``. :func:`_exit` should normally only - be used in the child process after a :func:`fork`. + The standard way to exit is ``sys.exit(n)``. :func:`_exit` should + normally only be used in the child process after a :func:`fork`. The following exit codes are defined and can be used with :func:`_exit`, although they are not required. These are typically used for system programs |