[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #128685] popen on Win9x isnt smart enough about finding w9xpopen.exe

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Bug #128685, was updated on 2001-Jan-13 11:38
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Extension Modules
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: Platform-specific
Priority: 5
Submitted by: mhammond
Assigned to : nobody
Summary: popen on Win9x isnt smart enough about finding w9xpopen.exe

Details: The code in posixmodule that emulates popen*() isnt very smart
about locating the .exe for the Win9x popen hacks.  It assumes that
w9xpopen.exe can be located in the directory of the main executable, which
fails in may embedding situations.

A reasonable fix would be to also attempt to locate the file in the
"sys.prefix" directory - typically this will be set correctly.

Im not at my main dev machine, hence I am submitting a bug rather than a
patch.  I will submit a patch ASAP.

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http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=128685&group_id=5470