Have you ever been annoyed by some Python code not stopping immediately when you press control-C? It's a common problem in scientific computing because of bugs in many of the compiled-code "extension modules" that accelerate this use of Python.
I gave a talk today at #PyCon about what needs to happen to get those bugs fixed. I'm told a video will be available within a few days, but already you can see my slides and detailed notes at <https://research.owlfolio.org/pubs/2025-pyext-ctrlc-talk/>;.
Zack Weinberg
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