[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 324 (process module)

[Guido van Rossum]

> As I've found, if the end of the pipes in that represent the child's
> stderr/stdout fds are closed in the parent, a select() reading the
> "other" ends of these pipes will busywaut (at least on Linux).  Other
> than than, I think this  select() would be the absolute right thing on
> POSIX rather than using threads or polling.  Is there a way around this
> problem or is it just a fact of life?

The reading code needs to recognize the EOF and then conclude that
it's not going to get anything else from that pipe.  No different than
sockets.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)