[Python-Dev] FW: Fixing os.popen on Win32 => is the win32pipe stuff going to be adopted?

[Guido van Rossum]

> > MAL:
> > > I'd suggest moving the popen from the C modules into os.py
> > > as Python API and then applying all necessary magic to either
> > > use the win32pipe implementation (if available) or the native
> > > C one from the posix module in os.py.
> > >
> > > Unless, of course, the win32 stuff (or some of it) makes it into
> > > the core.
[Guido]
> > No concrete plans -- except that I think the registry access is
> > supposed to go in.  Haven't seen the code on patches@python.org yet
> > though.
> 
> Ok, what about the optional "use win32pipe if available" idea then ?

Sorry, I meant please send me the patch!

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