gracious shutdown

    if args.v:

      print("Server welcomed us")

    for chan in self.channel:

      if not chan.startswith('#'):chan=("#%s"%chan)

      if args.v:

        print("joining %s"%chan)

      c.join(chan)

    else:

      self.reply(e, "Not understood: " + cmd)

import signal

# signal handlers

def sig_handler(sig, frame):

    print('Caught signal: %s\nShutting down' % sig)

    bot.die()

def main():

  server = args.s

  port = args.p

  password = args.w

  user = args.u

  chans = args.c

  global bot

  bot=IRCBot(chans, nick, server, port, password=password,username=user)

  signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sig_handler)

  signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sig_handler)

  if args.v:

    print("Connecting to server")

  bot.start()