Python deadlock using subprocess.popen and communicate

[Nobody]

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:59:12 +0100, Nobody wrote:

>> kernel32.dll!WaitForSingleObject+0x12
>> python26.dll!_Py_svnversion+0xcf8
> 
> I haven't a clue how this happens. _Py_svnversion just returns a string:

In retrospect, I think that's a red herring. 0xcf8 seems like too large an
offset for such a small function. I think that it's more likely to be in a
non-exported function, and _Py_svnversion just happens to be the last
exported symbol prior to that point in the code.