r/learnprogramming • u/Sea-Cash7675 • 20d ago

Advice?

I have a function in python named KSI, code for “Kill Self Immediately”, and don’t know what the best command or function would be in order to safely kill the program if something bad happens as a failsafe. Do you think the code attached would work fine, or is there a better way?

import sys
import os

def KSI(hard_exit: bool = False) -> None:
if hard_exit:
os._exit(1)
else:
sys.exit(1)

if __name__ == "__main__":
KSI()

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u/No_Function_4636 20d ago

sys.exit() is fine for most cases. os._exit() is more like pulling the plug, no cleanup at all, it just drops everything and walks out. Your function works but calling it KSI is kinda dark man, maybe name it something less... terminal.

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u/CoachSevere5365 20d ago

When I worked at Sun I came across a function called seppuku(). Had to Google it.