Joseph Armbruster added the comment: Here's some other quick tests for posterity:
TEST 1 [from a downloaded msi from a while ago] Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import os >>> p = os.popen("net share <nul:") >>> print p.read() The Server service is not started. Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]: >>> p.close() Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> IOError: [Errno 0] Error >>> TEST 2 Python 3.0a2 (py3k:59579M, Dec 20 2007, 08:46:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import os >>> p = os.popen("net share <nul:") >>> print(p.read()) No valid response was provided. The Server service is not started. Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]: >>> p.close() -256 ---------- nosy: +JosephArmbruster _____________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue1328851> _____________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com