> Collect your zombies. > > try: > os.waitpid(-1, os.WNOHANG) > except: > pass > > Cheers, > Jason. > Again, Please excuse my ignorance.. I dont't fonllow what the above does..
I added the exact above to my code (see bellow) and But I dont know what it means.. start = time.time() child_app = util.popen3.Popen3(cmd) while child_app.poll() < 0: try: _debug_('Checking for WNOHANG') os.waitpid(-1, os.WNOHANG) _debug_('WNOHANG went well..????') except: _debug_('WNOHANG error %s ' % e) pass blah... But i get this output: cd_burn.py (378): Checking for WNOHANG cd_burn.py (389): WNOHANG error [Errno 10] No child processes cd_burn.py (391): CDBURN : run_child runtime is 137 CDBURN : Polled mplayer -ao pcm -waveheader -vc dummy -vo null "/music/Coldplay/A Rush Of Blood TO The Head/01 - Politik.mp3" 2>&1 (pid : 22874), status is -1 cd_burn.py (378): Checking for WNOHANG cd_burn.py (389): WNOHANG error [Errno 10] No child processes cd_burn.py (391): CDBURN : run_child runtime is 138 CDBURN : Polled mplayer -ao pcm -waveheader -vc dummy -vo null "/music/Coldplay/A Rush Of Blood TO The Head/01 - Politik.mp3" 2>&1 (pid : 22874), status is -1 cd_burn.py (378): Checking for WNOHANG cd_burn.py (389): WNOHANG error [Errno 10] No child processes cd_burn.py (391): CDBURN : run_child runtime is 139 CDBURN : Polled mplayer -ao pcm -waveheader -vc dummy -vo null "/music/Coldplay/A Rush Of Blood TO The Head/01 - Politik.mp3" 2>&1 (pid : 22874), status is -1 cd_burn.py (378): Checking for WNOHANG cd_burn.py (389): WNOHANG error [Errno 10] No child processes cd_burn.py (391): CDBURN : run_child runtime is 140 CDBURN : Polled mplayer -ao pcm -waveheader -vc dummy -vo null "/music/Coldplay/A Rush Of Blood TO The Head/01 - Politik.mp3" 2>&1 (pid : 22874), status is -1 However, the command only takes a few seconds to execute.. And i can see its still in defunct state all this time.. Please..more advice.. Mick ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel