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Expose a way to determine if a process has been closed or not

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Description

BPO 42897
Nosy @petervansickel

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-01-11.19:55:45.985>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.10']
title = 'Expose a way to determine if a process has been closed or not'
updated_at = <Date 2021-01-11.19:55:45.985>
user = 'https://github.com/petervansickel'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-01-11.19:55:45.985>
actor = 'petervansickel'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2021-01-11.19:55:45.985>
creator = 'petervansickel'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42897
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['384860']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['petervansickel']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42897'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

Linked PRs
  • gh-125838

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Review the existing process API and linked PR gh-125838 first; done should mean that Python exposes a documented way to determine whether a process has been closed.

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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

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