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authorVictor Stinner <victor.stinner@haypocalc.com>2011-07-08 00:26:39 (GMT)
committerVictor Stinner <victor.stinner@haypocalc.com>2011-07-08 00:26:39 (GMT)
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Issue #12423: Fix os.abort() documentation
The Python signal handler for SIGABRT is not called on os.abort() (only if the signal is raised manually or sent by another process). Patch by Kamil Kisiel.
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@@ -1582,8 +1582,9 @@ to be ignored.
Generate a :const:`SIGABRT` signal to the current process. On Unix, the default
behavior is to produce a core dump; on Windows, the process immediately returns
- an exit code of ``3``. Be aware that programs which use :func:`signal.signal`
- to register a handler for :const:`SIGABRT` will behave differently.
+ an exit code of ``3``. Be aware that calling this function will not call the
+ Python signal handler registered for :const:`SIGABRT` with
+ :func:`signal.signal`.
Availability: Unix, Windows.