Re: [Python-Dev] Issue 13524: subprocess on Windows

2012-03-23 Thread Brad Allen
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Glyph wrote: > On Mar 23, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Brad Allen wrote: > > Thanks, Glyph. In that case maybe the Python subprocess docs need not > single out SystemRoot, but instead plaster a big warning around the > use of the 'env' parameter.

Re: [Python-Dev] Issue 13524: subprocess on Windows

2012-03-23 Thread Brad Allen
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Glyph Lefkowitz wrote: > Also, in order to execute in any installation environment where libraries are > found in non-default locations, you will need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH.  Oh, > and you will also need to set $PATH on UNIX so that libraries can find their >

Re: [Python-Dev] Issue 13524: subprocess on Windows

2012-03-21 Thread Brad Allen
I tripped over this one trying to make one of our Python at work Windows compatible. We had no idea that a magic 'SystemRoot' environment variable would be required, and it was causing issues for pyzmq. It might be nice to reflect the findings of this email thread on the subprocess documentation p