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

[Jack Diederich]

On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 04:34:16AM +0100, Steve Holden wrote:
> 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"
> 
Or

*Availability: Unix: All, Windows: spawnl(), spawnle(), spawnv(), 
spawnve() only.  New in version 1.6

Might as well positively list the half that is there instead of the half
that isn't.

-Jack