import faulthandler
faulthandler.enable()

def killme():
    # Taken from http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/ipython/ipython/blob/1.x/examples/notebooks/Part%201%20-%20Running%20Code.ipynb
    import sys
    from ctypes import CDLL
    # This will crash a Linux or Mac system; equivalent calls can be made on
    # Windows
    dll = 'dylib' if sys.platform == 'darwin' else 'so.6'
    libc = CDLL("libc.%s" % dll)
    libc.time(-1)  # BOOM!!

killme()