[Python-Dev] w9xpopen.exe is still in 3.2

[anatoly techtonik]

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 11:10 AM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
> Am 20.02.2011 07:43, schrieb anatoly techtonik:
>> Python definitely needs a development Roadmap to avoid things like
>> w9xpopen.exe slipping off radar from release to release. We don't
>> support Windows 9x since Python 2.6. What this file does in 3.x
>> distributions?
>>
>> http://bugs.python.org/issue2405
>
> Read the report carefully. It can't be removed to support installations
> that have changed COMSPEC.

What is the percentage of these installations?
Is it possible to support them using by 3rd-party package/distribution?
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anatoly t.