Windows test_creationflags() test:  print msg to stderr informing the
tester that a DOS box is expected to flash.  Slash the sleep from 2
seconds to a quarter second (why would we want to wait 2 seconds just
to stare at a DOS box?).
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
index 3312f7c..a11183b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -481,8 +481,9 @@
         def test_creationflags(self):
             # creationflags argument
             CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE = 16
+            sys.stderr.write("    a DOS box should flash briefly ...\n")
             subprocess.call(sys.executable +
-                                ' -c "import time; time.sleep(2)"',
+                                ' -c "import time; time.sleep(0.25)"',
                             creationflags=CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)
 
         def test_invalid_args(self):