[issue16458] subprocess.py throw "The handle is invalid" error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Changes by Eryk Sun : -- resolution: -> duplicate stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed superseder: -> subprocess failing in GUI applications on Windows ___ Python tracker

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Mark Lawrence added the comment: Is XP under Python support now? I'm sure I've read that it isn't but can't find a reference. -- nosy: +BreamoreBoy ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16458

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Tim Golden added the comment: Karthk, if you can run up an up-to-date patch and a test I'm willing to review and commit it, otherwise this one will lie quiet. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16458

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

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[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Tim Golden added the comment: On 13/11/2012 20:57, Karthk Rajagopalan wrote: I added test case using perl and python since it was easy to reproduce using perl socket module and show the issue happening with python's subprocess.py. There is definitely an action required in subprocess.py to

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Karthk Rajagopalan added the comment: Hi Tim, Thanks for your reply. Yes, DuplicateHandle(..) seem to fail if the handle is to a socket under XP SP3. Can you point me to the guidelines about submitting patch so I can merge my change in main branch and upload it? We build python from

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Tim Golden added the comment: Start here: http://docs.python.org/devguide/ In particular: http://docs.python.org/devguide/patch.html -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16458

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Gregory P. Smith added the comment: Sorry I can't help on the windows side of things. I don't have access to any windows systems. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16458 ___

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Tim Golden added the comment: I'm sorry, but I genuinely can't see what you're trying to say here. If you believe that there's a bug in Python's standard library, can you show a reproducible *Python* testcase for it, please (using the pywin32 modules if that helps) and state clearly what you

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

Karthk Rajagopalan added the comment: Hi Tim, Thanks for your reply. I added test case using perl and python since it was easy to reproduce using perl socket module and show the issue happening with python's subprocess.py. There is definitely an action required in subprocess.py to catch

[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

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[issue16458] subprocess.py throw The handle is invalid error on duplicating the STD_INPUT_HANDLE

New submission from Karthk Rajagopalan: Please download subprocess.zip and extract the archive. Run - perl test.pl you will notice 'invalid handle' error on duplicating STD_INPUT_HANDLE in python. This is observed in Windows XP SP3. Vista SP2 and higher platforms doesn't show this failure