Added example of using positional and keyword args with atexit.register().

freddrake · freddrake · commit 8e7182573d41 · 2003-04-08T17:46:53.000Z
Based on a suggestion from a reader.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libatexit.tex b/Doc/lib/libatexit.tex
@@ -72,3 +72,18 @@ \subsection{\module{atexit} Example \label{atexit-example}}
 import atexit
 atexit.register(savecounter)
 \end{verbatim}
+
+Positional and keyword arguments may also be passed to
+\function{register()} to be passed along to the registered function
+when it is called:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+def goodbye(name, adjective):
+    print 'Goodbye, %s, it was %s to meet you.' % (name, adjective)
+
+import atexit
+atexit.register(goodbye, 'Donny', 'nice')
+
+# or:
+atexit.register(goodbye, adjective='nice', name='Donny')
+\end{verbatim}
