Is there any way to exit with an arbitrary value from a simple python script? Actually, I’d like to return with a port number. I’ve read around here and in the docs as well, but found only workarounds…
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Is there any way to exit with an arbitrary value from a simple python script? Actually, I’d like to return with a port number. I’ve read around here and in the docs as well, but found only workarounds…
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exitcode is a byte. Values larger than >127 are reserved. No, you cannot reliably pass a port number via this hack. Why don’t you just print it to stdout and parse that output?https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Exit-Status.html