prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit
Don't crash when a signal handler raises an exception.
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Description
I believe that signal handlers should not raise exceptions, but still, have a look at what we can do:
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked IPython pull request and tracing the signal-handling entry points in python-prompt-toolkit. Determine the current behavior when a signal handler raises an exception, then verify that the application no longer crashes in that case and add or update regression coverage if the relevant test location can be identified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100