aerial
A Python library for receiving Unix style signals.
This library is meant to be a simple way to deal with handling signals, while avoiding callbacks.
Install it with pip
pip install aerialA simple use looks like this:
>>> import time
>>> import signal
>>>
>>> import aerial
>>> def main_loop():
... while not aerial.received(signal.SIGTERM):
... if aerial.received(signal.SIGHUP):
... print('Got a SIGHUP')
... time.sleep(.5)
... print('See you later')
...
>>>And try out the demo by running the module.
python -m aerial
[ PID 10852 ] Hello, send me a SIGTERM to exit, or a SIGHUP for a trick # In another terminal
[ PID 10852 ] Neat huh? # kill -SIGHUP 10852
[ PID 10852 ] See you later # kill -SIGTERM 10852
