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authorGregory P. Smith <greg@mad-scientist.com>2011-01-03 21:09:23 (GMT)
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Library
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+- Issue #6643: Reinitialize locks held within the threading module after fork
+ to avoid a potential rare deadlock or crash on some platforms.
+
- Issue #10806, issue #9905: Fix subprocess pipes when some of the standard
file descriptors (0, 1, 2) are closed in the parent process. Initial
patch by Ross Lagerwall.