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Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:22:31 -0700, cormogram wrote:

> Was trying os.execl() and got a "python.exe has stopped working" on my
> Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 desktop.
> 
> I'm using Python 2.7.4 and that happens when the second arg is ''. For
> example:
> 
> os.execl('filename.exe','')

Note that, by convention, the second argument should normally also be the
filename (the second argument will be available to the program as
argv[0]), e.g.:

	os.execl('filename.exe','filename.exe')

If successful, the exec* functions don't return. On Unix, the new program
replaces the existing program in the current process. IIRC, the Windows
version executes the program in a child process then exit()s upon
completion.

The exec* functions probably shouldn't be used within a program which uses
any of the more complex OS features (e.g. GUI), as they will block event
processing, background threads, etc.

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"python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 cormogram@gmail.com - 2013-04-27 17:22 -0700
  Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-04-27 20:55 -0400
    Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 cormogram@gmail.com - 2013-04-27 18:05 -0700
      Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-04-27 22:02 -0400
        Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 cormogram@gmail.com - 2013-04-27 20:42 -0700
          Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-04-28 03:51 -0400
            Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 cormogram@gmail.com - 2013-04-28 18:39 -0700
          Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-04-28 09:02 +0100
            Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 cormogram@gmail.com - 2013-04-28 18:34 -0700
          Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-04-28 09:05 +0100
            Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 cormogram@gmail.com - 2013-04-28 18:38 -0700
              Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 22:00 +0100
                Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-02 12:50 +0000
  Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-04-28 04:53 +0100
    Re: "python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7 cormogram@gmail.com - 2013-04-27 22:06 -0700

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