[Python-checkins] cpython (3.3): Issue #16481: multiprocessing no longer leaks process handles on Windows.

[richard.oudkerk]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c574ce78cd61
changeset:   80444:c574ce78cd61
branch:      3.3
parent:      80441:a8ca14983ab1
user:        Richard Oudkerk <shibturn at gmail.com>
date:        Thu Nov 15 18:16:35 2012 +0000
summary:
  Issue #16481: multiprocessing no longer leaks process handles on Windows.

files:
  Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py |  1 +
  Misc/NEWS                      |  2 ++
  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
                 self.returncode = None
                 self._handle = hp
                 self.sentinel = int(hp)
+                util.Finalize(self, _winapi.CloseHandle, (self.sentinel,))
 
                 # send information to child
                 Popen._tls.process_handle = int(hp)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #16481: multiprocessing no longer leaks process handles on Windows.
+
 - Issue #16140: The subprocess module no longer double closes its child
   subprocess.PIPE parent file descriptors on child error prior to exec().
 

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