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I'm trying out different Python web-microframeworks, such as cherrypy and flask (under Mac OSX).

When I end the process with CTRL+Z usually the processes lives on. Why does the shutdown signal not kill the process? I have to sudo kill it and restart.

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Ctrl-Z, is suspend. You want Ctrl-C, interrupt. From Unix signal wikipedia:

  • Ctrl-C (in older Unixes, DEL) sends an INT signal (SIGINT); by default, this causes the process to terminate.
  • Ctrl-Z sends a TSTP signal (SIGTSTP); by default, this causes the process to suspend execution.
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  • cool, thx. glad I asked.
    – RParadox
    Nov 22, 2012 at 2:29

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