Subprocesses created with DETACHED_PROCESS can pop up a console window
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3.8 (EOL)
OS-windows
stdlib
topic-subprocess
type-bug
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
| BPO | 41619 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba |
Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-08-23.12:54:10.618>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Subprocesses created with DETACHED_PROCESS can pop up a console window'
updated_at = <Date 2020-08-23.15:06:02.151>
user = 'https://github.com/pfmoore'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-08-23.15:06:02.151>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2020-08-23.12:54:10.618>
creator = 'paul.moore'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41619
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['375811', '375812', '375814', '375816', '375817']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'Bernat Gabor']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41619'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
Contributor guide
First steps
- 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 files or tests are named. Begin by locating the Windows subprocess handling for DETACHED_PROCESS and review the migrated BPO issue and its discussion; done means reproducing the console-window behavior and adding a verified fix with coverage for the affected Windows case.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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