Re: [2.4.2/Linux] Getting Python to fork?

Jon Ribbens wrote:
This should work I believe:

if os.fork():
os._exit(0)
os.setsid()
os.chdir("/")
fd = os.open("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR)
os.dup2(fd, 0)
os.dup2(fd, 1)
os.dup2(fd, 2)
if fd > 2:
os.close(fd)
# do stuff

Although bear in mind it's pretty UNIX-y.

IIRC you have to fork a second time after you have changed the working
dir and created a new session group.

Christian

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