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@@ -3386,7 +3386,7 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
.. function:: posix_spawn(path, argv, env, *, file_actions=None, \
- setpgroup=None, resetids=False, setsigmask=(), \
+ setpgroup=None, resetids=False, setsid=False, setsigmask=(), \
setsigdef=(), scheduler=None)
Wraps the :c:func:`posix_spawn` C library API for use from Python.
@@ -3444,6 +3444,11 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
setting of the effective UID and GID. This argument corresponds to the C
library :c:data:`POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS` flag.
+ If the *setsid* argument is ``True``, it will create a new session ID
+ for `posix_spawn`. *setsid* requires :c:data:`POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID`
+ or :c:data:`POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID_NP` flag. Otherwise, :exc:`NotImplementedError`
+ is raised.
+
The *setsigmask* argument will set the signal mask to the signal set
specified. If the parameter is not used, then the child inherits the
parent's signal mask. This argument corresponds to the C library
@@ -3462,9 +3467,10 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
.. versionadded:: 3.7
+ .. availability:: Unix.
.. function:: posix_spawnp(path, argv, env, *, file_actions=None, \
- setpgroup=None, resetids=False, setsigmask=(), \
+ setpgroup=None, resetids=False, setsid=False, setsigmask=(), \
setsigdef=(), scheduler=None)
Wraps the :c:func:`posix_spawnp` C library API for use from Python.
@@ -3475,6 +3481,8 @@ written in Python, such as a mail server's external command delivery program.
.. versionadded:: 3.8
+ .. availability:: See :func:`posix_spawn` documentation.
+
.. function:: register_at_fork(*, before=None, after_in_parent=None, \
after_in_child=None)