Tim Golden added the comment:
> The problem is that this isn't an area I'm particularly familiar with
> (either in Python nor in Windows) so I need time to ramp up my awareness
> of what Steve's proposing plus then assessing the change. I'll try...
> but I rather hope Zach gets there first!

Same here, Tim ;)

I've looked through the patch, and didn't see anything that scares me.
However, I can't claim to have a deep enough understanding of the
issue or the code to confidently say it's good and the right solution.
Also, I haven't had a chance to build or test it, only read through
it.