[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 324 (process module)

Peter Astrand astrand at lysator.liu.se
Tue Aug 3 20:01:23 CEST 2004


> > So, the chances of getting our modules API-compatible are very small.
>
> I really don't want to get into a religious war about the relative
> benefits of the two modules (I don't know Peter's well enough to
> comment), but I think it would be nice for users if there weren't two
> modules with the same goal, different interfaces and the same _name_.  I

Yes, this could be a problem, but no-one has been able to come up with a
solution: After 6 months, "process" and "popen" was the only suggested
names.

How about "subprocess"?

/Peter Åstrand <astrand at lysator.liu.se>



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