Threads SIGINT

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import threading

def handleSigint(*args):
    print 'Received SIGINT. Notifying worker threads to stop.', args
    global shutdown
    shutdown = True

shutdown = False
import signal
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handleSigint)


def test(suffix):
    while not shutdown:
        pass #print suffix,

def main():
    global threads
    threads = []
    for i in xrange(5):
        thread = threading.Thread(target=test, args=(i, ))
        threads.append(thread)
        thread.start()
    signal.pause()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()