Python Programming On Win32

Process Management

These functions can create and manage additional processes:

execl(path, arg0, arg1, ... )

This is quivalent to execv( path, (arg0, arg1, ...) ). Availability: Unix, Windows.

execle(path, arg0, arg1, ..., env )

This is equivalent to execve( path, (arg0, arg1, ...), env ). Availability: Unix, Windows.

execlp(path, arg0, arg1, ... )

This is equivalent to execvp( path, (arg0, arg1, ...) ). Availability: Unix, Windows.

execv(path, args )

Executes the executable path with argument list args, replacing the current process (i.e., the Python interpreter). The argument list may be a tuple or list of strings. Availability: Unix, Windows.

execve(path, args, env )

Executes the executable path with argument list args, and environment env, replacing the current process (i.e., the Python interpreter). The argument list may be a tuple or list of strings. The environment must be a dictionary mapping strings to strings. Availability: Unix, Windows.

execvp(path, args )

Like execv( path, args ) but duplicates the shell’s actions in searching for an executable file in a list of directories. The directory list is obtained from environ['PATH']. Availability: Unix, Windows.

execvpe(path, args, env )

A cross between execve() and execvp(). The directory list is obtained from env['PATH']. Availability: Unix, Windows.

_exit(n )

Exits to the system with status n, without calling cleanup handlers, flushing stdio buffers, etc. Availability: Unix, Windows.

The standard way to exit is sys.exit( ...