if self.have_fork:
            # Unix -- fork as we should
            args = [script]
            if '=' not in decoded_query:
                args.append(decoded_query)
            nobody = nobody_uid()
            self.wfile.flush() # Always flush before forking
            pid = os.fork()
            if pid != 0:
                # Parent
                pid, sts = os.waitpid(pid, 0)
                # throw away additional data [see bug #427345]
                while select.select([self.rfile], [], [], 0)[0]:
                    if not self.rfile.read(1):
                        break
                if sts:
                    self.log_error("CGI script exit status %#x", sts)
                return
            # Child
            try:
                try:
                    os.setuid(nobody)
                except os.error:
                    pass
                os.dup2(self.rfile.fileno(), 0)
                os.dup2(self.wfile.fileno(), 1)
                os.execve(scriptfile, args, os.environ)
            except:
                self.server.handle_error(self.request, self.client_address)
                os._exit(127)

        elif self.have_popen2 or self.have_popen3:
            # Windows -- use popen2 or popen3 to create a subprocess
            import shutil
            if self.have_popen3:
                popenx = os.popen3
            else:
                popenx = os.popen2
            cmdline = scriptfile
            if self.is_python(scriptfile):
                interp = sys.executable
                if interp.lower().endswith("w.exe"):
                    # On Windows, use python.exe, not pythonw.exe
                    interp = interp[:-5] + interp[-4:]
                cmdline = "%s -u %s" % (interp, cmdline)
            if '=' not in query and '"' not in query:
                cmdline = '%s "%s"' % (cmdline, query)
            self.log_message("command: %s", cmdline)
            try:
                nbytes = int(length)
            except (TypeError, ValueError):
                nbytes = 0
files = popenx(cmdline, 'b')
            fi = files[0]
            fo = files[1]
            if self.have_popen3:
                fe = files[2]
            if self.command.lower() == "post" and nbytes > 0:
                data = self.rfile.read(nbytes)
                fi.write(data)
            # throw away additional data [see bug #427345]
            while select.select([self.rfile._sock], [], [], 0)[0]:
                if not self.rfile._sock.recv(1):
                    break
            fi.close()
            shutil.copyfileobj(fo, self.wfile)
            if self.have_popen3:
                errors = fe.read()
                fe.close()
                if errors:
                    self.log_error('%s', errors)
            sts = fo.close()
            if sts:
                self.log_error("CGI script exit status %#x", sts)
            else:
                self.log_message("CGI script exited OK")