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Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API
Date 2015-05-07 13:10 +0300
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Stefan Zimmermann <zimmermann.code@gmail.com>:

> And last but not least, Popen behavior on Windows makes it difficult
> to write OS-independent Python code which calls external commands that
> are not binary by default:

Then, write OS-dependent Python code.

I don't think it's Python's job to pave over OS differences. Java does
that by not offering precious system facilities -- very painful. Python
is taking steps in that direction, but I hope it won't go too far.


Marko

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PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Stefan Zimmermann <zimmermann.code@gmail.com> - 2015-05-06 15:11 -0700
  Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-05-06 20:58 -0400
  Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 12:19 +1000
    Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-07 13:33 +1000
      Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 13:57 +1000
      Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Gisle Vanem <gvanem@yahoo.no> - 2015-05-07 09:15 +0200
        Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Stefan Zimmermann <zimmermann.code@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 02:38 -0700
          Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Stefan Zimmermann <zimmermann.code@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 03:03 -0700
            Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-07 13:10 +0300
              Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 20:24 +1000
              Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-05-07 07:28 -0400
              Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 21:43 +1000
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-07 15:41 +0300
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 22:53 +1000
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-07 16:44 +0300
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 00:03 +1000
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-07 18:24 +0300
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Stefan Zimmermann <zimmermann.code@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 08:45 -0700
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-07 21:13 +0300
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Stefan Zimmermann <zimmermann.code@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 16:27 -0700
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 11:50 +1000
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-08 12:26 +1000
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-05-08 09:14 +0300
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-07 09:14 -0600
                Re: PEP idea: On Windows, subprocess should implicitly support .bat and .cmd scripts by using FindExecutable from win32 API Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 11:46 +1000

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