Capture Control-C in Python

error-handling, keyboard-events, python

Solution

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.

Problem

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.

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