when is os.posix_spawn(setsid=True) safe?
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Description
| BPO | 36619 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @vstinner, @methane, @serhiy-storchaka, @cagney, @pablogsal, @nanjekyejoannah |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-04-12.17:58:10.185>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.8', 'expert-IO']
title = 'when is os.posix_spawn(setsid=True) safe?'
updated_at = <Date 2019-04-15.09:42:02.043>
user = 'https://github.com/cagney'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-04-15.09:42:02.043>
actor = 'vstinner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['IO']
creation = <Date 2019-04-12.17:58:10.185>
creator = 'cagney'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36619
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['340091', '340248', '340249']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['vstinner', 'methane', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'cagney', 'pablogsal', 'nanjekyejoannah']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36619'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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Research direction
The issue concerns os.posix_spawn(setsid=True), but it names no files, tests, or concrete change. Start by reading the existing os.posix_spawn entry point and the linked BPO discussion; determine what safety guidance or behavior is required, then capture the agreed outcome in tests or documentation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100