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subprocess terminate() "invalid handle" error when process is gone

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Description

BPO 36067
Nosy @pfmoore, @vstinner, @giampaolo, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @izbyshev

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-02-21.15:38:02.030>
labels = ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'type-feature', 'library', 'OS-windows']
title = 'subprocess terminate() "invalid handle" error when process is gone'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-04.03:03:54.733>
user = 'https://github.com/giampaolo'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-03-04.03:03:54.733>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2019-02-21.15:38:02.030>
creator = 'giampaolo.rodola'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36067
keywords = []
message_count = 9.0
messages = ['336231', '336235', '336236', '336241', '336243', '336262', '336272', '336339', '388070']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'vstinner', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'izbyshev']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36067'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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Research direction

Start with the Windows implementation of subprocess.Popen.terminate() and investigate the reported "invalid handle" case when the process is already gone. The issue does not name a file or test; done would mean defining and implementing the intended behavior for this case, with coverage for the scenario.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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