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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Fix tests failing with `The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process` by force-killing child processes","articleBody":"# Bug report\r\n\r\nGitHub Actions continue to sporadically fail with `PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'D:\\\\a\\\\cpython\\\\cpython\\\\build\\\\test_python_5740�\\\\test_python_worker_5604�'`.\r\n\r\nThe failure happens when a test creates a child process, shares a test directory with it, and the child outlives its parent.\r\n\r\nhttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/99464 was the previous attempt. Now we should try to implement https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/98219#issuecomment-1276753704.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nNote: this problem was reported a few times before:\r\n\r\n- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/98372\r\n- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/97641\r\n- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/97983","author":{"url":"https://github.com/arhadthedev","@type":"Person","name":"arhadthedev"},"datePublished":"2023-02-06T08:12:33.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/101601/cpython/issues/101601"}