Issue #7213: Change the close_fds default on Windows to better match the new
default on POSIX. True when possible (False if stdin/stdout/stderr are
supplied).
Update the documentation to reflect all of the above.
being defref'ed).
* Fixes another potential refleak of a reference to the gc
module in the unlikely odd case where gc module isenabled or disable calls
fail.
* Adds a unittest for the above case to verify behavior and lack of leaks.
POSIX systems with a C extension module. This is required in order for
the subprocess module to be made thread safe.
The pure python implementation is retained so that it can continue to be
used if for some reason the _posixsubprocess extension module is not
available.
The unittest executes tests on both code paths to guarantee compatibility.
* Moves PyLong_FromPid and PyLong_AsPid from posixmodule.c into longobject.h.
Code reviewed by jeffrey.yasskin at http://codereview.appspot.com/223077/show
Gregory P. Smith
Victor Stinner