On Sep 18, 5:33 pm, erikcw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > 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. > > What is the correct way to launch subprocess without waiting for the > result to return? > > Thanks!
both os.spawn or subprocess can be used. I actually find subprocess hard to remember so usually prefer os.spawn. For various examples and explanations, see http://effbot.org/librarybook/os.htm -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list