5 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/examples/async/eratosthenes/eratosthenes_asyncio.py b/examples/async/eratosthenes/eratosthenes_asyncio.py
index 0cb419817..f24a06145 100644
--- a/examples/async/eratosthenes/eratosthenes_asyncio.py
+++ b/examples/async/eratosthenes/eratosthenes_asyncio.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QGridLayout, QLabel, QMainWindow, Q
 from PySide6.QtAsyncio import QAsyncioEventLoopPolicy
 
 import asyncio
-import signal
 import sys
 from random import randint
 
@@ -132,8 +131,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     main_window.show()
 
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
-
     asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(QAsyncioEventLoopPolicy())
     asyncio.ensure_future(eratosthenes.start())
     asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()
diff --git a/examples/async/minimal/minimal_asyncio.py b/examples/async/minimal/minimal_asyncio.py
index a66e07ef6..4e6f712c3 100644
--- a/examples/async/minimal/minimal_asyncio.py
+++ b/examples/async/minimal/minimal_asyncio.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QLabel, QMainWindow, QPushButton, Q
 from PySide6.QtAsyncio import QAsyncioEventLoopPolicy
 
 import asyncio
-import signal
 import sys
 
 
@@ -60,7 +59,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     main_window.show()
 
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
-
     asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(QAsyncioEventLoopPolicy())
     asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/events.py b/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/events.py
index d9bbfc955..c570676cb 100644
--- a/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/events.py
+++ b/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/events.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import concurrent.futures
 import contextvars
 import enum
 import os
+import signal
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import typing
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ class QAsyncioEventLoopPolicy(asyncio.AbstractEventLoopPolicy):
         self._application: QCoreApplication = application  # type: ignore[assignment]
         self._event_loop: typing.Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None
 
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
     def get_event_loop(self) -> asyncio.AbstractEventLoop:
         if self._event_loop is None:
             self._event_loop = QAsyncioEventLoop(self._application)
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/futures.py b/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/futures.py
index 7ed8bcb64..f4ac2c561 100644
--- a/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/futures.py
+++ b/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/futures.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class QAsyncioFuture():
 
         self._state = QAsyncioFuture.FutureState.PENDING
         self._result: typing.Any = None
-        self._exception: typing.Optional[Exception] = None
+        self._exception: typing.Optional[BaseException] = None
 
         self._callbacks: typing.List[typing.Callable] = list()
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class QAsyncioFuture():
         self._schedule_callbacks()
         return True
 
-    def exception(self) -> typing.Optional[Exception]:
+    def exception(self) -> typing.Optional[BaseException]:
         if self._state == QAsyncioFuture.FutureState.CANCELLED:
             raise asyncio.CancelledError
         if self.done():
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/tasks.py b/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/tasks.py
index 78f9dfb0c..c8e7da7e4 100644
--- a/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/tasks.py
+++ b/sources/pyside6/PySide6/QtAsyncio/tasks.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class QAsyncioTask(futures.QAsyncioFuture):
             self._exception = e
         except BaseException as e:
             self._state = futures.QAsyncioFuture.FutureState.DONE_WITH_EXCEPTION
-            self._exception = e  # type: ignore[assignment]
+            self._exception = e
         else:
             if asyncio.futures.isfuture(result):
                 result.add_done_callback(