Index: Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py	(revision 87151)
+++ Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py	(working copy)
@@ -1126,3 +1126,24 @@
             # exercise the TestCase instance in a way that will invoke
             # the type equality lookup mechanism
             unpickled_test.assertEqual(set(), set())
+
+    # Following tow tests are addressed at issue 10611.
+    # When SystemExit or GeneratorExit is raised in testMethod, the test
+    # stops.
+    def testSystemExitOccurred(self):
+        def raise_systemexit_method(self):
+            raise SystemExit
+        class TestSystemExitOccurred(unittest.TestCase):
+            setUp = raise_systemexit_method
+            test = raise_systemexit_method
+            tearDown = raise_systemexit_method
+        TestSystemExitOccurred('test').run()
+
+    def testGeneratorExitOccurred(self):
+        def raise_generatorexit_method(self):
+            raise GeneratorExit
+        class TestGeneratorExitOccurred(unittest.TestCase):
+            setUp = raise_generatorexit_method
+            test = raise_generatorexit_method
+            tearDown = raise_generatorexit_method
+        TestGeneratorExitOccurred('test').run()
Index: Lib/unittest/case.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/unittest/case.py	(revision 87151)
+++ Lib/unittest/case.py	(working copy)
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@
                 self.setUp()
             except SkipTest as e:
                 self._addSkip(result, str(e))
-            except Exception:
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                raise
+            except BaseException:
                 result.addError(self, sys.exc_info())
             else:
                 try:
@@ -420,14 +422,18 @@
                         result.addFailure(self, sys.exc_info())
                 except SkipTest as e:
                     self._addSkip(result, str(e))
-                except Exception:
+                except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                    raise
+                except BaseException:
                     result.addError(self, sys.exc_info())
                 else:
                     success = True
 
                 try:
                     self.tearDown()
-                except Exception:
+                except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                    raise
+                except BaseException:
                     result.addError(self, sys.exc_info())
                     success = False