[issue6358] os.popen exit code inconsistent

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc added the comment: Added a few tests, and fixed in r73934 (py3k) and r73935 (3.1) Thanks for the report! -- nosy: +amaury.forgeotdarc resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue6358] os.popen exit code inconsistent

Retro added the comment: os.popen is deprecated. Use the subprocess module. -- nosy: +Retro ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-lis

[issue6358] os.popen exit code inconsistent

New submission from James Abbatiello : Start a process with os.popen() and then try to get its exit code by closing the resulting file handle. The value returned is inconsistent between 2.x and 3.x. Example: Python 2.6.2 (r262:71605, Apr 14 2009, 22:40:02) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32