[issue37380] subprocess.Popen._cleanup() "The handle is invalid" error when some old process is gone

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor <vstinner at redhat.com> added the comment:

> 2) ignore EBADF(OSError: [WinError 6] The handle is invalid) in terminate() and probably some other methods

That sounds like a bad idea. We should avoid using a handle if it can become invalid out of our control. A handle might be recycled, no?

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