Steve Dower <steve.do...@python.org> added the comment:
> Windows should have its own specific function. Either that or mimic it properly. Having a single function that requires different parameters based on OS is a very user-hostile design. If someone wants to shepherd it through the process, I'd support either making the typical POSIX values do sensible equivalents on Windows (as best possible), or adding a new function entirely and deprecating all use of the current one on Windows. Those are the only ways to lead people into writing code that works well on all platforms. (My *real* preference is that people stop trying to kill applications ;) and try to set up a safe communication channel instead, but I know it's often unavoidable. Having common parameters that do the Right Things on all platforms is next best.) ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue14484> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
