On Sep 18, 3:33 pm, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > erikcw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have a cgi script where users are uploading large files for > > processing. I want to launch a subprocess to process the file so the > > user doesn't have to wait for the page to load. > > For "how do I deal with subprocesses from Python", the (new in Python > 2.4) 'subprocess' module is the default go-to answer > <URL:http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-subprocess>, replacing a > rather fragmented set of modules before it. > > > What is the correct way to launch subprocess without waiting for the > > result to return? > > Creating an instance of 'subprocess.Popen' will launch the process and > return the Popen instance. You then have the option of polling it or > waiting for it to complete. > > -- > \ “To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of the ability to | > `\ unlearn old falsehoods.” —Robert Anson Heinlein | > _o__) | > Ben Finney
So if I create a Popen object and then just ignore the object and exit the program the subproccess will finish it's work and then exit itself cleanly? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
