[Python-checkins] peps: The popen problem is "solved".

Wed Mar 23 21:27:17 CET 2011

http://hg.python.org/peps/rev/09dce4a2aec6
changeset: 157:09dce4a2aec6
user: Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org>
date: Thu Aug 24 21:17:33 2000 +0000
summary:
 The popen problem is "solved".
files:
 pep-0200.txt | 8 +++++---
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pep-0200.txt b/pep-0200.txt
--- a/pep-0200.txt
+++ b/pep-0200.txt
@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@
 Windows ME: Don't know anything about it. Will the installer
 even run? Does it need the w9xpopen hack?
 
- Win98 Guido: popen is hanging on Guido, and even freezing the
- whole machine. No clue yet.
-
 Open items -- Need to be resolved before 2.0 final release
 
 Improve code coverage of test suite.
@@ -225,6 +222,11 @@
 let winreg.py out the door we'll be stuck with it forever, and not
 even Paul wants it anymore.
 
+ [24-Aug-2000 tim+guido - done]
+ Win98 Guido: popen is hanging on Guido, and even freezing the
+ whole machine. Was caused by Norton Antivirus 2000 (6.10.20) on
+ Windows 9x. Resolution: disable virus protection.
+
 
 Accepted and completed
 
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/peps
