subprocess: replacement shell on windows with executable="..." arg
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Description
| BPO | 40467 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @snoopyjc, @anishathalye |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-05-01.13:34:17.815>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', 'library', 'OS-windows']
title = 'subprocess: replacement shell on windows with executable="..." arg'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-04.09:14:59.402>
user = 'https://github.com/anishathalye'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-12-04.09:14:59.402>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2020-05-01.13:34:17.815>
creator = 'anishathalye'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 40467
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['367844', '407644', '407647']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'snoopyjc', 'anishathalye']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40467'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the Windows subprocess case involving a replacement shell and an executable="..." argument, then trace the relevant subprocess implementation and existing Windows tests. Done means the intended behavior is defined and covered by a regression test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100