Re: [f2py] cancel fortran module inside python shell

Hi - Thanks for the advice. I see what you mean about it being dangerous.
-m


On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Kevin Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote:
> As far as I know there is no good way to implement this. The problem
> is that the Fortran code is called by the process running the python
> shell. Therefore the two cannot be distinguished at the operating
> system level. That said, it would be dangerous if python actually
> heeded your request and ceased running the module midway through
> because it might cause memory leaks or undefined behaviour since there
> is no way for python to know what Fortran is actually doing so that it
> can stop at an opportune time.
>
> On 1/5/11, Mark Andrews <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have a simple question, sorry if the answer is out there and my
>> googling missed it.
>> To cancel or interrupt a running python script inside a python shell
>> like e.g., ipython, I press 'ctrl+c'.
>> If I write a pure fortran program and run it from a linux bash shell,
>> I can also cancel by pressing "ctrl+c".
>> However, if I write a fortran module for python using f2py and run
>> that in a python shell, I can not cancel with "ctrl+c". The only way I
>> can interrupt it is (with linux) issuing a kill command to the entire
>> python shell process.
>> I was wondering if there is something I am missing? Is there something
>> I should add to the fortran code or maybe to the f2py command line
>> flags?
>> thanks,
>> Mark
>>
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