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Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:47:28 -0800
From: Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
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On 11/19/2013 08:19 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday 19 November 2013 11:16:10 Peter Otten did opine:
>> Gene Heskett wrote:
>>>
>>> OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>>>
>>> No clue, even when straced, as to what file might be missing.
>>>
>>> So, how do I find out?
>>
>> How about inserting a
>>
>> print cmd
>>
>> before the line
>>
>> child = Popen(cmd)
>
> You are suggesting I edit /usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py?

Yup.  Just make sure and change it back after you figure out what's going on.

--
~Ethan~