"python.exe has stopped working" when os.execl() runs on Windows 7

[cormogram at gmail.com]

It works fine as long as you don't provide a null string ('') to os.execl(), such as:

os.execl('filename.exe','')
 
On Sunday, April 28, 2013 5:02:48 AM UTC-3, Fábio Santos wrote:
> Cannot reproduce on windows 7 ultimate
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> Steps taken:
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> Start cmd
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> cd to Desktop where I have a GUI application
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> run python on the console
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> import os
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> os.execl('exe.exe', 'exe.exe')
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> <python stops at this point and starts GUI application as expected>
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> On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
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> > On 4/27/2013 11:42 PM, cormogram at gmail.com wrote:
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> >> Is there the place to open a ticket for Python developers?
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> > bugs.python.org
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> > --
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> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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> Fábio Santos