<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Random832 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:random832@fastmail.com" target="_blank">random832@fastmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><br>
</span>It means that the so-called "bash" on windows 10 is actually a full<br>
Ubuntu system (running on, AIUI, a simulation of Linux kernel system<br>
calls), which will presumably also have its own python installation and<br>
use a UTF-8 locale, rather than one that runs "natively" on win32.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>yes -- it looks like one could run a "linux" build of python under the whole subsystem, which would presumably "look" jsu tlike LInux to Python.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
If it's possible for a win32 version of python to call it as a<br>
subprocess,</blockquote><div><br></div><div>But this is what I was referring too -- it may be way to early to know what the capabilities or implications are, but I'm hoping that "regular" windows programs can interact with the subsystem. So if we're making changes now, it would be nice to consider it if we can.</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Incidentally, according to<br></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<a href="https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/2" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/Microsoft/<wbr>BashOnWindows/issues/2</a>, pipes didn't work<br>
at all between WSL processes and Win32 processes until two weeks ago, so<br>
it's clear that these features are still evolving.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>so it may indeed be way to early -- but if they DO work now -- pretty cool!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div> -CHB</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<br>Oceanographer<br><br>Emergency Response Division<br>NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice<br>7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax<br>Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception<br><br><a href="mailto:Chris.Barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">Chris.Barker@noaa.gov</a></div>
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