[docs] [issue15962] Windows STDIN/STDOUT Redirection is actually FIXED

[Nacsa Kristóf]

New submission from Nacsa Kristóf:

The Python docs faq says that due to a bug in Windows NT's cmd.exe, the output redirection and piping won't work when started from file extension.

http://docs.python.org/faq/windows.html#how-do-i-make-python-scripts-executable
http://docs.python.org/py3k/faq/windows.html#how-do-i-make-python-scripts-executable

This is actually fixed in Windows, but the fix is disabled by default, and you need to enable it in regedit, the keyword is "InheritConsoleHandles".

Proof & Details:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=321788

It would be great if the docs could refer to this fix, as the docs is the major source of information for many.

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation, Installation, Windows
messages: 170641
nosy: Nacsa.Kristóf, docs at python
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Windows STDIN/STDOUT Redirection is actually FIXED
versions: Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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