From 674d81b6718479adf0a4acbf1a9f9519e30cd4d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yosef Mihretie <mihretiey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:57:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] trying another alternative for sigterm

---
 shared.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/shared.py b/shared.py
index 07517e4..d6fc839 100644
--- a/shared.py
+++ b/shared.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ def handle_signal(signum, _):
     allowing other processes to stop doing work
     """
     print(f"handling signal {signum}")
-    with open(exit_file(), "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(signum)
+    with open(exit_file(), "wb") as f:
+        f.write(bytes([signum]))
 
 
 def is_exiting():