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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/library/builtins.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/library/sys.rst | 5 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/library/builtins.rst b/docs/library/builtins.rst index 88b1fbcfe..5956aea7a 100644 --- a/docs/library/builtins.rst +++ b/docs/library/builtins.rst @@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ Exceptions |see_cpython| `python:SystemExit`. + On non-embedded ports (i.e. Windows and Unix), an unhandled ``SystemExit`` + exits the MicroPython process in a similar way to CPython. + + On embedded ports, an unhandled ``SystemExit`` currently causes a + :ref:`soft_reset` of MicroPython. + .. exception:: TypeError |see_cpython| `python:TypeError`. diff --git a/docs/library/sys.rst b/docs/library/sys.rst index 7b34a0e31..c72214c13 100644 --- a/docs/library/sys.rst +++ b/docs/library/sys.rst @@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ Functions .. function:: exit(retval=0, /) Terminate current program with a given exit code. Underlyingly, this - function raise as `SystemExit` exception. If an argument is given, its + function raises a `SystemExit` exception. If an argument is given, its value given as an argument to `SystemExit`. + On embedded ports (i.e. all ports but Windows and Unix), an unhandled + `SystemExit` currently causes a :ref:`soft_reset` of MicroPython. + .. function:: atexit(func) Register *func* to be called upon termination. *func* must be a callable |