Some questions about atexit

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From	Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
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Subject	Some questions about atexit
Date	Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:58:23 -0400
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The atexit docs (http://docs.python.org/library/atexit.html) are very 
confusing.  In one place they say, "The order in which the functions are 
called is not defined".  In another place, "all functions registered are 
called in last in, first out order".  Which is correct?

Also, it's not clear how atexit handlers interact with threading.  Do 
all handlers get called in the main thread?  What if some other thread 
registers a handler?  Does it get called in that thread?

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Some questions about atexit Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-09-12 20:58 -0400
  Re: Some questions about atexit Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-12 22:29 -0400
    Re: Some questions about atexit Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-09-13 09:03 -0400

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