[Python] KeyboardInterrupt doesn't work as expected in while loop

I am writing a program that uses the msvcrt module in python for registering keyboard interaction. A while loop constantly checks whether a key is pressed, and if the user choose to exit the program using Crtl + c it should raise a keyboardinterrupt error causing it to break out of the while loop. The problem is that the program does not catch the keyboardinterrupt, here is the code:

from msvcrt import kbhit, getch # for sensing and catching keyboard data

def main():
while True:
try:
if kbhit:
key = getch()
handle_keypress(key)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
break

def handle_keypress(key):
# handles tabs key
if key == b"\t":
...
# handles enter key
elif key == b"\r":
...
# handles escape key
elif key == b"\x1b":
...
# handles space key
elif key == b" ":
...

main()

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