PythonEngine.Initialize();

try
{
    using (Py.GIL())
    {
        dynamic sysModule = Py.Import("sys");
        Console.WriteLine("Python engine version:");
        Console.WriteLine(sysModule.version);
    }

    // This workaround reduces risk of Mono crash.
    // Problem will be fixed in mono 4.6
    if (Type.GetType("Mono.Runtime") != null)
    {
        Runtime.Py_Main(3, new[] { "/pcfgtest.exe", "-c", "exit" });
    }
    else
    {
        // Program will crash if we will try to do this under Windows.
        //// Runtime.Py_Main(3, new[] { "/pcfgtest.exe", "-c", "exit" });
    }
}
finally
{
    PythonEngine.Shutdown();
}

tux@pythonnet:/mnt/Projects/pythonnet/2/src/configtest/bin/Release$ mono pcfgtest.exe
Starting application...
Python.runtime.dll substituted by Python.Runtime-Py35-Linux64.dll.
Python engine version:
3.5.2 (default, Jul  5 2016, 12:43:10)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609]
Shutting down finalizer thread timed out.
* Assertion at gc.c:867, condition `finalizer_thread_exited' not met

Stacktrace:


Native stacktrace:

        mono() [0x4a77ca]
        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0(+0x113d0) [0x7f48084463d0]
        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x38) [0x7f4807e8b418]
        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x16a) [0x7f4807e8d01a]
        mono() [0x6408c9]
        mono() [0x640ad7]
        mono() [0x640c26]
        mono() [0x5aee5e]
        mono(mono_runtime_cleanup+0xe) [0x5a85de]
        mono() [0x423cf7]
        mono(mono_main+0x10d7) [0x47a087]
        mono() [0x421818]
        /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7f4807e76830]
        mono() [0x421c11]

Debug info from gdb:


=================================================================
Got a SIGABRT while executing native code. This usually indicates
a fatal error in the mono runtime or one of the native libraries
used by your application.
=================================================================

Aborted (core dumped)