title: Why does pressing Ctrl-backslash result in core dump?
body: <p>When I'm in a python application (the python shell, for instance), pressing <kbd>ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>\</kbd> results in</p>
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; Quit (core dumped)
  </code></pre>
  <p>Why is this, and how can I avoid this?
  It is very inconvenient if application bails out whenever I press <kbd>ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>\</kbd> by accident.</p>