here is the trick I found # ( exec -a "pgm.py" python < pgm.py ) & # ps ax | grep pgm.py 22334 pts/2 S+ 0:00 pgm.py
this solution works on linux and probably all BSD too, but don't let specify any arguments. If someone know a better solution .... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list