[Python-Dev] Alternative to os.system that takes a list of strings?

[Alex Coventry]

> This functionality is alrady available through the os.spawn*() family
> of functions.  This is supported on Unix and Windows.

Hi, Guido.  The only problem with os.spawn* is that it forks off a new
process, and I don't know how to wait for the new process to finish.

> BTW, what do you mean by "upstream"?

I thought it might be a useful thing to include in the python
distribution.

Alex.