Why I cannot Exit python shell ??

[Jia Lu]

Hi all.

After using python shell (IDLE) for a while, I typed commands below
to exit . But error ocurred.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#10>", line 1, in <module>
raise SystemExit
SystemExit
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#11>", line 1, in <module>
sys.exit(0)
SystemExit: 0['__builtins__', '__doc__', '__name__', 'os', 'sys', 'time']

Why??

 

[Fredrik Lundh]

After using python shell (IDLE) for a while, I typed commands below
to exit . But error ocurred.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#10>", line 1, in <module>
raise SystemExit
SystemExit
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#11>", line 1, in <module>
sys.exit(0)
SystemExit: 0['__builtins__', '__doc__', '__name__', 'os', 'sys', 'time']

Why??

because IDLE catches all exceptions, including SystemExit. to quit
IDLE, just type "quit()", or close the window.

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