Issue #16481: multiprocessing no longer leaks process handles on Windows.

2012-11-15 18:16:35 +00:00 · 2012-11-15 18:16:35 +00:00 · 021f4c2ecc
parent e2cf03e499
commit 021f4c2ecc
2 changed files with 3 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ else:
                self.returncode = None
                self._handle = hp
                self.sentinel = int(hp)
+                util.Finalize(self, _winapi.CloseHandle, (self.sentinel,))

                # send information to child
                Popen._tls.process_handle = int(hp)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------

+- Issue #16481: multiprocessing no longer leaks process handles on Windows.
+
 - Issue #16140: The subprocess module no longer double closes its child
  subprocess.PIPE parent file descriptors on child error prior to exec().