Difference between exit(0) and exit(1) in Python

Question

What\'s the difference between exit(0) and exit(1) in Python?

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Answer 1

exit(0): This causes the program to exit with a successful termination.

exit(1): This causes the program to exit with a system-specific meaning.

On many systems, exit(1) signals some sort of failure, however there is no guarantee.

As I recall, the C standard only recognizes three standard exit values:

• EXIT_SUCCESS -- successful termination
• EXIT_FAILURE -- unsuccessful termination
• 0 -- same as EXIT_SUCCESS