os.execl()

Aahz Maruch aahz at panix.com
Mon Aug 27 12:13:55 EDT 2001


In article <200108271445.f7REjT7k007185 at smtp5.andrew.cmu.edu>,
Brian E Gallew  <geek+ at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
>Yes, os.spawnv() is easier to use, but it's only available on Windows.
>os.fork() is only available on Unix.  This restriction is noted in the
>1.5.2 documentation (which I'm still using).

os.spawnv() is available on Unix in later versions of Python, so you have
two options:

* Upgrade to Python 2.1.1 (it's actually fixed earlier, but if you're
upgrading, you might as well get the best)

* Grab the os module from a later Python version and backport it to
1.5.2 if necessary.

Unless you've got a compelling reason, I recommend the first option.
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