[FIXED] How to stop Python Crashes on exit

Issue

After a script runs, the Python instance crashes.

Error Signature is:

AppName pythonw.exe AppVer 0.0.0.0 ModName:ntdll.dll
ModVer 5.2.3790.3959 Offset 00020d8e

The script sometimes works fine, then other crashes. It launched from with Spyder. When launched outside of Spyder, still crashes.

The first run seems to work, but the second gives crashes.

Python version. Python 2.6.6 (r266:84297, Aug 24 2010, 18:46:32) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]

Solution

This is an error in the NT Kernel Layer DLL which is part of the Windows OS. Most likely causes are an OS bug, or a hardware problem. You might want to go into Windows Update and see if there are any optional updates for hardware that you have installed.

This has nothing directly to do with Python and the best that you could hope to do would be to figure out what part of your script triggers the OS bug, and avoid doing that.

Answered By - Michael Dillon