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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T23:06:22+00:00 2026-06-08T23:06:22+00:00

I was using PySerial when I typed serialObject.read() And the execution hanged waiting for

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I was using PySerial when I typed

serialObject.read()

And the execution hanged waiting for some serial data.
How to abort this command? I want to type new commands and ignore this one.
I’m using IDLE on Windows and Ctrl+C doesn’t seem to work.

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    2026-06-08T23:06:26+00:00Added an answer on June 8, 2026 at 11:06 pm

    Configure PySerial to timeout if no data is received before the time limit. If you don’t have a timeout, then your only option is to ask the OS to kill the process.

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