[Python-Dev] FW: Bug? Certainly a new *behavior* from subprocess in 2.5 on Win32

[John Benediktsson]

> The is _active check, unless it intendeds to check for either empty or

> None, should probably be revised to:
> 
>     def __del__(self):
>         # In case the child hasn't been waited on, check if it's done.
>         self.poll(_deadstate=sys.maxint)
>         if self.sts < 0:
>             if _active is None:
>                 # Child is still running, keep us alive until we can 
> wait on it.
>                 _active.append(self)
> 

It probably is obvious, but I think you mean:

    if _active is not None:
        ...

Thanks,
John.