hide command prompt when using subprocess.Popen with shell=False on Windows

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start with test.py, the uploaded script for checking whether subprocess spawns additional Windows; use it to reproduce the command-prompt behavior with shell=False. Review the existing PRs listed in the issue and the patch-review discussion before making changes. Done means the relevant subprocess invocation no longer opens an unwanted command prompt on Windows and the behavior is covered by a reproducible test.

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Description

3.11 easy OS-windows stdlib topic-subprocess type-feature
BPO 30082
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @ohn0, @ammgws
PRs
  • python/cpython#3013
  • python/cpython#19014
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    Files
  • test.py: Script to test if subprocess spawns additional windows
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-04-16.17:26:26.499>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'library', 'OS-windows', '3.11']
title = 'hide command prompt when using subprocess.Popen with shell=False on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-09.13:15:20.475>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/iMath'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-11-09.13:15:20.475>
actor = 'swgmma'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2017-04-16.17:26:26.499>
creator = 'iMath'
dependencies = []
files = ['48938']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 30082
keywords = ['patch', 'easy']
message_count = 30.0
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nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'iMath', 'ohno', 'swgmma']
pr_nums = ['3013', '19014']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue30082'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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