"""
import ctypes
def ctype_async_raise(thread, exception):
    tid=thread.ident
    print (1)
    ret = ctypes.pythonapi.PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc(ctypes.c_long(tid), ctypes.py_object(exception))
    # ref: http://docs.python.org/c-api/init.html#PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc
    print (2)
    if ret == 0:
        raise ValueError("Invalid thread ID")
    elif ret > 1:
        # Huh? Why would we notify more than one threads?
        # Because we punch a hole into C level interpreter.
        # So it is better to clean up the mess.
        ctypes.pythonapi.PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc(tid, NULL)
        raise SystemError("PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc failed")

"""
import signal

def on_abort(parent_thread):   
    print ("abort")
    #ctype_async_raise(parent_thread, KeyboardInterrupt)
    signal.raise_signal(signal.SIGINT)



def handler(signum, frame):
    print('Signal handler called with signal', signum)
    

# Set the signal handler and a 5-second alarm
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handler)


time.sleep(10.0)