Hi, Let's say we have two test cases: 1. Run the 'run_as_thread.py' script from Spyder 2. Run it from Windows command prompt
If I understand correctly: * in case #1, the external process is terminated only when you quit Spyder but not when you kill the Python interpreter * in case #2, the external process is terminated when you close the Windows command prompt When creating a new process with subprocess.Popen, this new process is a child of the Python interpreter process. However, AFAIK, Windows does not force child processes to close when a parent process closes. In other words, processes are independant in Windows. So, from my point of view, the question is more: why is it terminated in case #2? -Pierre 2013/5/27 Markus Roppelt <[email protected]> > Hi, > > I want to start a program which runs endlessly from within another script. > Therefore I am using a thread to start an external subprocess. > > The two attached scripts demonstrate the problem: > > If I start the script run_as_thread.py from Spyder the scripts starts the > test.py correctly. However the child process is not terminated if I close > the interpreter. The process can only be killed via the windows task > manager or by closing and restarting Spyder. > > From the normal command-line the script run_as_thread.py has the expected > behavior and closes the test.py process if I close the window. > > Can anyone give me hint how to get his working within Spyder or this a > known issue / bug? > > Thanks > Markus > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "spyder" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
