Why doesn't Python exit from a raised exception when executed with an absolute path?

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SOLVED: Rebooting the machine appears to have removed the issue. I will update if the problem returns.

I\'m having an issue where Python2.6 hangs after

Answer 1

I tracked this problem down. It is trying to write to a socket that was held open by abrtd.

Restarting abrtd 'fixed' the issue. This is why the machine reboot worked. I haven't found the root cause of the issue though.