[ongoing] Reduce usage of `sys.exit()`
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> Migrated from [augurlabs/augur#3676](https://github.com/augurlabs/augur/issues/3676)
> Originally opened by `@MoralCode` on 2026-02-10
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As noted in https://github.com/oss-aspen/8Knot/issues/1076, `sys.exit()` bypasses many of the capabilities that python error handling has to offer.
Why dont we raise exceptions with clear error messages in the places where we are currently calling sys.exit()?
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