# Test the atexit module.
from test_support import TESTFN, vereq
import atexit
import os

input = """\
import atexit

def handler1():
    print "handler1"

def handler2(*args, **kargs):
    print "handler2", args, kargs

atexit.register(handler1)
atexit.register(handler2)
atexit.register(handler2, 7, kw="abc")
"""

fname = TESTFN + ".py"
f = file(fname, "w")
f.write(input)
f.close()

p = os.popen("python " + fname)
output = p.read()
p.close()
vereq(output, """\
handler2 (7,) {'kw': 'abc'}
handler2 () {}
handler1
""")

input = """\
def direct():
    print "direct exit"

import sys
sys.exitfunc = direct

# Make sure atexit doesn't drop
def indirect():
    print "indirect exit"

import atexit
atexit.register(indirect)
"""

f = file(fname, "w")
f.write(input)
f.close()

p = os.popen("python " + fname)
output = p.read()
p.close()
vereq(output, """\
indirect exit
direct exit
""")

os.unlink(fname)

# Test the atexit module.
from test_support import TESTFN, vereq
import atexit
import os
import sys

input = """\
import atexit

def handler1():
    print "handler1"

def handler2(*args, **kargs):
    print "handler2", args, kargs

atexit.register(handler1)
atexit.register(handler2)
atexit.register(handler2, 7, kw="abc")
"""

fname = TESTFN + ".py"
f = file(fname, "w")
f.write(input)
f.close()

p = os.popen("%s %s" % (sys.executable, fname))
output = p.read()
p.close()
vereq(output, """\
handler2 (7,) {'kw': 'abc'}
handler2 () {}
handler1
""")

input = """\
def direct():
    print "direct exit"

import sys
sys.exitfunc = direct

# Make sure atexit doesn't drop
def indirect():
    print "indirect exit"

import atexit
atexit.register(indirect)
"""

f = file(fname, "w")
f.write(input)
f.close()

p = os.popen("%s %s" % (sys.executable, fname))
output = p.read()
p.close()
vereq(output, """\
indirect exit
direct exit
""")

os.unlink(fname)

Use sys.executable to run Python, as suggested by Neal Norwitz.