Issue #16762: Fix some test_subprocess failures on NetBSD and OpenBSD: kill()

cf-natali · cf-natali · commit 53221e371d35 · 2013-01-12T16:52:20.000+01:00
returns ESRCH for a zombie process, which is not POSIX-compliant.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -1206,6 +1206,8 @@ def _kill_process(self, method, *args):
         getattr(p, method)(*args)
         return p
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith(('netbsd', 'openbsd')),
+                     "Due to known OS bug (issue #16762)")
     def _kill_dead_process(self, method, *args):
         # Do not inherit file handles from the parent.
         # It should fix failures on some platforms.
