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Please no. Let's not add unrelated new functionality in with this
already large change with not entirely understood consequences.

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Chris Barker <chris.barker@noaa.gov> wrote:
\> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> wrote:
\>>
\>>
\>> It means that the so-called "bash" on windows 10 is actually a full
\>> Ubuntu system (running on, AIUI, a simulation of Linux kernel system
\>> calls), which will presumably also have its own python installation and
\>> use a UTF-8 locale, rather than one that runs "natively" on win32.
\>
\>
\> yes -- it looks like one could run a "linux" build of python under the whole
\> subsystem, which would presumably "look" jsu tlike LInux to Python.
\>
\>
\>>
\>> If it's possible for a win32 version of python to call it as a
\>> subprocess,
\>
\>
\> But this is what I was referring too -- it may be way to early to know what
\> the capabilities or implications are, but I'm hoping that "regular" windows
\> programs can interact with the subsystem. So if we're making changes now, it
\> would be nice to consider it if we can.
\>
\>>
\>> Incidentally, according to
\>>
\>> https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/2, pipes didn't work
\>> at all between WSL processes and Win32 processes until two weeks ago, so
\>> it's clear that these features are still evolving.
\>
\>
\> so it may indeed be way to early -- but if they DO work now -- pretty cool!
\>
\> Thanks,
\>
\> -CHB
\>
\>
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\>
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