pythonw.exe should not flash DOS windows

[eehelzer]

BPO	853698
Nosy	@loewis, @birkenfeld

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closed_at = <Date 2005-09-01.10:56:46.000>
created_at = <Date 2003-12-03.23:49:20.000>
labels = ['type-feature', 'OS-windows']
title = 'pythonw.exe should not flash DOS windows'
updated_at = <Date 2005-09-01.10:56:46.000>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/eehelzer'

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actor = 'georg.brandl'
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components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2003-12-03.23:49:20.000>
creator = 'eehelzer'
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issue_num = 853698
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'wont fix'
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status = 'closed'
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type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue853698'
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[eehelzer]

Python version 2.3.

I'm using pythonw (and py2exe) to build a windows
application.

When new processes are launched, using os.system() or
os.spawn a DOS windows flashes for a moment and then
vanishes. It makes the application look funny.

When the same application is run via python (and not
pythonw) this doesn't happen. New processes don't
create a flashing DOS window.

It would be nice if pythonw.exe could function similar to
python.exe, just without the constant DOS window in
the background.

The same behavior occures when running the program
via pythonw.exe <fname.py> or when compiling with
py2exe -w.

Amir

[loewis]

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The "flashing window" is created by the Microsoft C library,
in its system() and spawn() implementations. If you don't
want that window, you need to use CreateProcess instead.

[birkenfeld]

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Closing as Won't Fix, then.