https://github.com/google/python-subprocess32

A backport of the Python 3 subprocess module for use on Python 2.
https://github.com/google/python-subprocess32

backport posix-platforms python2 subprocess

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A backport of the Python 3 subprocess module for use on Python 2.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/google/python-subprocess32
• Owner: google
• License: other
• Archived: true
• Created: 2015-11-13T15:32:09.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2020-06-16T21:50:27.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-08T21:44:44.874Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: backport, posix-platforms, python2, subprocess
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/subprocess32/
• Size: 255 KB
• Stars: 169
• Watchers: 14
• Forks: 51
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: ChangeLog
  • License: LICENSE

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This is a backport of the Python 3 subprocess module for use on Python 2.

This code has not been tested on Windows or other non-POSIX platforms.

subprocess32 includes many important reliability bug fixes relevant on

POSIX platforms.  The most important of which is a C extension module

used internally to handle the code path between fork() and exec().

This module is reliable when an application is using threads.

Refer to the

[Python 3.5 subprocess documentation](https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/subprocess.html)

for usage information.

* Timeout support backported from Python 3.3 is included.

* The run() API from Python 3.5 was backported in subprocess32 3.5.0.

* Otherwise features are frozen at the 3.2 level.

Usage

-----

The recommend pattern for cross platform code is to use the following:

```python

if os.name == 'posix' and sys.version_info[0] < 3:

    import subprocess32 as subprocess

else:

    import subprocess

```

Or if you fully control your POSIX Python 2.7 installation, this can serve

as a replacement for its subprocess module.  Users will thank you by not

filing concurrency bugs.

Got Bugs?

---------

Try to reproduce them on the latest Python 3.x itself and file bug

reports on [bugs.python.org](https://bugs.python.org/).

Add gregory.p.smith to the Nosy list.

If you have can prove that the issue is specifically with this backport and not

a problem in Python 3 itself, feel free to use the github issue tracker for

others to collaborate with you on a fix, but do not expect any support.

Python 2 has reached EOL, as has this project.

-- Gregory P. Smith  [email protected]_  [Google LLC]