Tim Golden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: The attached file sp-3.py simulates what I think is happening within the subprocess module. Note that the OS handle is duplicated to allow inheritance and then left unclosed on failure. If it is explicitly closed, the file can be removed.
There is no hope of closing the file handle since it was local to the __init__ method which failed but was not closed before exit and is now inaccessible. On the surface, the obvious fix would be a try/except block around the CreateProcess call (or its caller) which would then release whatever handles were needed. I'll try to get the time to put a patch together, but it would be useful to have confirmation of my theory. ---------- nosy: +tim.golden Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file10744/sp-3.py _______________________________________ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue3210> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
