Stop web2py inside controller function

Question

I have an application that requires configuration before it is started. For these configuration steps I have implemented another application, that will be run once for setting up the system. Now, configuration application needs to stop web2py server after it is done. I could not find anything in documentation or mail lists.

Is it possible to stop web2py, i.e. shutdown server, inside a controller function?

Answer 1

It sounds like you want to do something that I'd have to recommend against.

If you want to throw caution to the wind put this in your controller action:

import os
os._exit(0)

sys.exit() won't work because of the way controllers are executed (with exceptions being caught for ticket reporting).

os._exit() doesn't get caught because it immediately terminates the process; USE WITH CAUTION.

Best of luck to you