[Python-Dev] os.spawnlp() missing on Windows in 2.4?

[Steve Holden]

Scott Dial wrote:
> Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
>>I just got a report from a Windows user that os.spawnlp() is missing
>>from Python 2.4, despite being mentioned in the docs. Can someone
>>confirm this? My Windows box is resting. :-)
>>
> 
> 
> "Availability: Unix, Windows. spawnlp(), spawnlpe(), spawnvp() and 
> spawnvpe() are not available on Windows. New in version 1.6."
> 
> One could argue that it presented poorly, but it reads completely 
> correct. Alternatively one could says "The 'p' variants are unavailable 
> on Windows." but that would be assuming someone understand there was a 
> scheme to the names :-)
> 
How about:

"Availability: Unix; Windows PARTIAL (spawnlp(), spawnlpe(), spawnvp() 
and spawnvpe() are not implemented). New in version 1.6"

regards
  Steve

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