[issue28364] Windows - Popen (subprocess.py) does not call _handle.Close() at all

Change by Eryk Sun : -- resolution: -> out of date stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bug

[issue28364] Windows - Popen (subprocess.py) does not call _handle.Close() at all

Eryk Sun added the comment: In 2.7, the _handle attribute is a _subprocess_handle object, which automatically calls CloseHandle when deallocated. For example: >>> p = subprocess.Popen('python -c "import time; time.sleep(120)"') CreateProcess returns both the process handle and the thread h

[issue28364] Windows - Popen (subprocess.py) does not call _handle.Close() at all

Changes by SilentGhost : -- components: +Windows nosy: +paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware type: -> behavior ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue28364] Windows - Popen (subprocess.py) does not call _handle.Close() at all

New submission from Mateusz Klatt: _subprocess.TerminateProcess(self._handle, 1) is not enough, on windows need to call self._handle.Close() after that self._handle.Close() should be also called in __del__ - for the process es that ware not killed bu user, but terminated by themselves. To rep