[issue3905] subprocess failing in GUI applications on Windows

[Boris]

Boris added the comment:

Probably the same issue: everything works when called from command line, but when called via a desktop shortcut I get 
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_winapi.DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS)
OSError: [WinError 6] The handle is invalid

Changing pythonw to python solved the problem. ...this could be expected behavior. If anyone is interested I can attach my test files.

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nosy: +borisompol
versions: +Python 3.3

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