An Elegant Way To Perform Shutdown Tasks in Python

Often towards the end of a program's execution, we run a few basic tasks such as saving objects, printing logs, etc.

To invoke a method right before the interpreter is shutting down, decorate it with the @𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭.𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 decorator.

The good thing is that it works even if the program gets terminated unexpectedly. Thus, you can use this method to save the state of the program or print any necessary details before it stops.

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