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Check if `python -m uv run python` REPL works with Ctrl-C on Windows

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#14,721 opened on Jul 18, 2025

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If you run python -m uv run python to get a REPL on Windows. What happens when you use Ctrl-C?

Originally posted by @geofft in https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/14715#issuecomment-3089308034

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Investigate how Ctrl C is handled when `python m uv run python` launches a REPL on Windows. Check if signal propagation is properly set up between the uv process and the spawned Python process.
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rustpython
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cli
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1-3 hours
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PythonuvWindows
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