Index: atexit.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/atexit.py,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 atexit.py
--- atexit.py	12 Feb 2004 17:35:05 -0000	1.7
+++ atexit.py	21 Sep 2004 05:52:01 -0000
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
     """
     _exithandlers.append((func, targs, kargs))
 
+def atexit(*targs, **kargs):
+    """Create a function decorator that registers an exit function
+    to be run the supplied args upon normal program termination"""
+    def deco(func):
+        register(func, *targs, **kargs)
+        return func
+    return deco
+
 import sys
 if hasattr(sys, "exitfunc"):
     # Assume it's another registered exit function - append it to our list