Yes, just those two lines cause the error. 'filename.exe' exists and runs ok in
the command prompt. Any other executable cause the problem, also '', for
example:
os.execl('','')
If doesn't work on Windows it should give an error message, right?
On Saturday, April 27, 2013 9:55:34 PM UTC-3, Dave Angel wrote:
> On 04/27/2013 08:22 PM, cormog...@gmail.com 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','')
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Wtf? :(
>
> >
>
> > http://postimg.org/image/vdliyuenh/
>
> >
>
>
>
> Do you really have a program called filename.exe ?
>
>
>
> Are you by any chance running this inside some shell or debugger, like
>
> IDLE or KOMODO? Or is it a GUI program ? More specifically, does it
>
> still give an error like that if you have a two-line Python program:
>
> import os
>
> os.execl('filename.exe', '')
>
>
>
> execl is supposed to replace the current (python) program, with the
>
> filename.exe one. But if the current program has any OS resources in
>
> use (like file objects), they don't get flushed/released.
>
>
>
> The execl was intended for use on Unix, and Windows can't really do what
>
> it's documented to do.
>
>
>
> If you don't get any useful answers here, I'd suggest going to
>
> multiprocess module.
>
>
>
> --
>
> DaveA
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