[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): #11490: EACCES can also mean command not found

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/0a19b3278fa2
changeset:   68435:0a19b3278fa2
branch:      2.7
parent:      68389:350b956b3600
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Sun Mar 13 22:37:18 2011 -0400
summary:
  #11490: EACCES can also mean command not found

files:
  Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
  Misc/NEWS

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@
                 subprocess.Popen(['nonexisting_i_hope'],
                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                  stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-            if c.exception.errno != errno.ENOENT:  # ignore "no such file"
+            # ignore errors that indicate the command was not found
+            if c.exception.errno not in (errno.ENOENT, errno.EACCES):
                 raise c.exception
 
     def test_handles_closed_on_exception(self):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #11490: test_subprocess:test_leaking_fds_on_error no longer gives a
+  false positive if the last directory in the path is inaccessible.
+
 - Issue #10822: Fix test_posix:test_getgroups failure under Solaris.  Patch
   by Ross Lagerwall.
 

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython