Python command to exit script

[johnegracejr]

I would like a command to end a python script "early" without completing the reset of the script but leave the IDLE shell open. I've tried several of the more common sense commands (kill exit sys.exit etc...) but they all close the interactive shell too (after a dialog box confirmation which I also don't want.

I want this command to skip the rest of the script and exit to the IDLE interactive shell as if the rest of the lines in the script had been commented out.

[dwblas]

This is a fairly common thing that one does. See the following code which does or does not exit based on the value of exit_now

def test_func(exit_now):
    print "this is always executed"
    if exit_now:
        return
    print "this only prints if exit_now is False"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    test_func(True)
    print "-"*50
    test_func(False)

[johnegracejr]

What if the commands aren't in a function?

[dwblas]

Then put them in one. Don't beat your head against the wall for no reason.