pythreadcrash.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import threading
import time
from queue import Queue

eq = Queue()


class Dead(Exception):
    pass


def catcher(target):
    try:
        target()
    except Exception as e:
        print("\tstashing exception")
        eq.put(e)


def crash():
    print("I think I'm gonna hurl")
    time.sleep(.2)
    raise Dead("Now it's over, I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want")


def main():
    print("He gon' be here soon")
    c = threading.Thread(target=catcher(crash))
    try:
        c.start()
        c.join()
        exc = eq.get(False)
        if exc:
            raise exc
        print("I got to the end")
    except Exception as e:
        print("I got interrupterated by a death in the family")
        print(e)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()