Gabriel Genellina <gagsl-...@yahoo.com.ar> added the comment: >From the thread in c.l.p:
Pros (of changing os.pipe() to return inheritable pipes): - as it isn't explicitely documented whether os.pipe() returns inheritable pipes or not, both versions are "right" according to the documentation. - if someone relies on pipes being non-inheritable on Windows (why?), this is undocumented behaviour, and Python has the right to change it. - would improve POSIX compatibility, it mimics what os.pipe() does on those OS - inheritable pipes are less surprising for guys coming from other OS - inheritable pipes are a lot more useful than non-inheritable ones when doing IPC (probably its main usage). Cons: - os.pipe has behaved that way since long time ago. - some programs *might* break, if they relied on pipes being non-inheritable on Windows, even if that was undocumented behaviour. ---------- nosy: +gagenellina _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4708> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
