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author | Giampaolo Rodola <g.rodola@gmail.com> | 2019-01-29 21:14:24 (GMT) |
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committer | Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org> | 2019-01-29 21:14:24 (GMT) |
commit | bafa8487f77fa076de3a06755399daf81cb75598 (patch) | |
tree | 8c8ace269bfe20263047098a1e612930c2ca82a4 /Misc | |
parent | 742d768656512a469ce9571b1cbd777def7bc5ea (diff) | |
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subprocess: close pipes/fds by using ExitStack (GH-11686)
Close pipes/fds in subprocess by using ExitStack.
"In case of premature failure on X.Close() or os.close(X) the remaining pipes/fds will remain "open". Perhaps it makes sense to use contextlib.ExitStack."
- Rationale: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11575#discussion_r250288394
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-01-29-17-24-52.bpo-35537.Q0ktFC.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-01-29-17-24-52.bpo-35537.Q0ktFC.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2a9588e --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-01-29-17-24-52.bpo-35537.Q0ktFC.rst @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +An ExitStack is now used internally within subprocess.POpen to clean up pipe +file handles. No behavior change in normal operation. But if closing one +handle were ever to cause an exception, the others will now be closed +instead of leaked. (patch by Giampaolo Rodola) |