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I cannot reproduce this error on ubuntu linux using python
2.4.2.
However, I am able to reproduce it using python 2.4.2
running on FreeBSD 4.11.

Stopping the program with ctrl-c results in the following
output:

ralf@stronzo:~/tmp$ python main.py 
before Popen
^CException in thread Thread-1:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/threading.py", line 442, in
__bootstrap
    self.run()
  File "/home/ralf/tmp/my_thread.py", line 7, in run
    sp = Popen(["ls", "-al"], stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 542,
in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 970,
in _execute_child
    data = os.read(errpipe_read, 1048576) # Exceptions
limited to 1 MB
OSError: [Errno 4] Interrupted system call

Error in atexit._run_exitfuncs:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/atexit.py", line 24, in
_run_exitfuncs
    func(*targs, **kargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/threading.py", line 632, in
__exitfunc
    t.join()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/threading.py", line 539, in
join
    self.__block.wait()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/threading.py", line 203, in
wait
    waiter.acquire()
KeyboardInterrupt
Error in sys.exitfunc:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/atexit.py", line 24, in
_run_exitfuncs
    func(*targs, **kargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/threading.py", line 632, in
__exitfunc
    t.join()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/threading.py", line 539, in
join
    self.__block.wait()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/threading.py", line 203, in
wait
    waiter.acquire()
KeyboardInterrupt
ralf@stronzo:~/tmp$