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Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior

Date 2012-12-18 05:39 -0500
From Dave Angel <d@davea.name>
Subject Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior
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On 12/18/2012 05:27 AM, Hans Mulder wrote:
> On 18/12/12 06:10:43, photonymous@gmail.com wrote:
>> I hope I understand the question... but shouldn't you wait for the process to complete before exiting?
>>
>> Something like:
>>
>> pid = subprocess.Popen(...)
>> pid.wait()
>>
>> Otherwise, it'll exit before the background process is done. 
> Why would that be a problem?
>

Because you don't want to bog the system down with a zombie task.



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DaveA

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os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 10:13 -0800
  Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-12-14 22:47 +0000
    Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-17 08:39 -0800
      Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-12-17 17:16 +0000
        Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-17 12:56 -0800
          Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-12-18 00:01 +0000
            Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-18 10:26 -0800
              Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-12-18 18:52 +0000
                Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-18 12:52 -0800
                Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-18 12:52 -0800
            Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-18 10:26 -0800
          Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2012-12-18 23:46 +0100
        Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-17 12:56 -0800
  Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Dieter Maurer <dieter@handshake.de> - 2012-12-15 08:12 +0100
    Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-17 08:30 -0800
    Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior py_genetic <conor.robinson@gmail.com> - 2012-12-17 08:30 -0800
  Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior photonymous@gmail.com - 2012-12-17 21:10 -0800
    Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2012-12-18 11:27 +0100
      Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-12-18 05:39 -0500
        Re: os.system and subprocess odd behavior Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2012-12-18 12:40 +0100

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