[Python-Dev] Re: subprocess - updated popen5 module

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Mon Oct 11 09:13:23 CEST 2004


Thomas Heller wrote:

>> if you want to stop contributions to Python's standard library unless they
>> use your tools, you have a serious problem.
>
> Sorry if you misunderstood me, I didn't want to stop this contribution.
> Here is what I wrote, again:
>
>> I would suggest to replace the _subprocess extension module by a Python
>> implementation based on ctypes (and include ctypes in 2.4, at least for
>> Windows).

if you're suggesting a rewrite for political reasons, you're effectively blocking
this contribution.  don't do that; python-dev have enough problems getting non-
core contributions as it is.

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