diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 16250e2..2aa51f8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -3396,6 +3396,10 @@
    The positional-only arguments *path*, *args*, and *env* are similar to
    :func:`execve`.
 
+   The *path* parameter is the path to the executable file.The *path* should
+   contain a directory.Use :func:`posix_spawnp` to pass an executable file
+   without directory.
+
    The *file_actions* argument may be a sequence of tuples describing actions
    to take on specific file descriptors in the child process between the C
    library implementation's :c:func:`fork` and :c:func:`exec` steps.
@@ -3459,6 +3463,19 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.7
 
 
+.. function:: posix_spawnp(path, argv, env, *, file_actions=None, \
+                          setpgroup=None, resetids=False, setsigmask=(), \
+                          setsigdef=(), scheduler=None)
+
+   Wraps the :c:func:`posix_spawnp` C library API for use from Python.
+
+   Similar to :func:`posix_spawn` except that the system searches
+   for the *executable* file in the list of directories specified by the
+   :envvar:`PATH` environment variable (in the same way as for ``execvp(3)``).
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.8
+
+
 .. function:: register_at_fork(*, before=None, after_in_parent=None, \
                                after_in_child=None)
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posix.py b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
index d7e512c..79fc3c2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_posix.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
@@ -1489,10 +1489,10 @@
             self.assertListEqual(groups, posix.getgroups())
 
 
-@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'posix_spawn'), "test needs os.posix_spawn")
-class TestPosixSpawn(unittest.TestCase):
-    # Program which does nothing and exit with status 0 (success)
+class _PosixSpawnMixin:
+    # Program which does nothing and exits with status 0 (success)
     NOOP_PROGRAM = (sys.executable, '-I', '-S', '-c', 'pass')
+    spawn_func = None
 
     def python_args(self, *args):
         # Disable site module to avoid side effects. For example,
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@
                 pidfile.write(str(os.getpid()))
             """
         args = self.python_args('-c', script)
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ)
+        pid = self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ)
         self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
         with open(pidfile) as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), str(pid))
@@ -1519,9 +1519,9 @@
     def test_no_such_executable(self):
         no_such_executable = 'no_such_executable'
         try:
-            pid = posix.posix_spawn(no_such_executable,
-                                    [no_such_executable],
-                                    os.environ)
+            pid = self.spawn_func(no_such_executable,
+                                  [no_such_executable],
+                                  os.environ)
         except FileNotFoundError as exc:
             self.assertEqual(exc.filename, no_such_executable)
         else:
@@ -1538,14 +1538,14 @@
                 envfile.write(os.environ['foo'])
         """
         args = self.python_args('-c', script)
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args,
-                                {**os.environ, 'foo': 'bar'})
+        pid = self.spawn_func(args[0], args,
+                              {**os.environ, 'foo': 'bar'})
         self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
         with open(envfile) as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), 'bar')
 
     def test_empty_file_actions(self):
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+        pid = self.spawn_func(
             self.NOOP_PROGRAM[0],
             self.NOOP_PROGRAM,
             os.environ,
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
 
     def test_resetids_explicit_default(self):
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+        pid = self.spawn_func(
             sys.executable,
             [sys.executable, '-c', 'pass'],
             os.environ,
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
 
     def test_resetids(self):
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+        pid = self.spawn_func(
             sys.executable,
             [sys.executable, '-c', 'pass'],
             os.environ,
@@ -1573,12 +1573,12 @@
 
     def test_resetids_wrong_type(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, resetids=None)
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, resetids=None)
 
     def test_setpgroup(self):
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+        pid = self.spawn_func(
             sys.executable,
             [sys.executable, '-c', 'pass'],
             os.environ,
@@ -1588,9 +1588,9 @@
 
     def test_setpgroup_wrong_type(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, setpgroup="023")
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, setpgroup="023")
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, 'pthread_sigmask'),
                            'need signal.pthread_sigmask()')
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@
             import signal
             signal.raise_signal(signal.SIGUSR1)""")
 
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+        pid = self.spawn_func(
             sys.executable,
             [sys.executable, '-c', code],
             os.environ,
@@ -1609,18 +1609,18 @@
 
     def test_setsigmask_wrong_type(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, setsigmask=34)
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, setsigmask=34)
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, setsigmask=["j"])
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, setsigmask=["j"])
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, setsigmask=[signal.NSIG,
-                                                      signal.NSIG+1])
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, setsigmask=[signal.NSIG,
+                                                    signal.NSIG+1])
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, 'pthread_sigmask'),
                          'need signal.pthread_sigmask()')
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@
             import signal
             signal.raise_signal(signal.SIGUSR1)""")
         try:
-            pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+            pid = self.spawn_func(
                 sys.executable,
                 [sys.executable, '-c', code],
                 os.environ,
@@ -1646,17 +1646,17 @@
 
     def test_setsigdef_wrong_type(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, setsigdef=34)
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, setsigdef=34)
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, setsigdef=["j"])
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, setsigdef=["j"])
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(sys.executable,
-                              [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
-                              os.environ, setsigdef=[signal.NSIG, signal.NSIG+1])
+            self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
+                            [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
+                            os.environ, setsigdef=[signal.NSIG, signal.NSIG+1])
 
     @requires_sched
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith(('freebsd', 'netbsd')),
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@
                 sys.exit(101)
             if os.sched_getparam(0).sched_priority != {priority}:
                 sys.exit(102)""")
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+        pid = self.spawn_func(
             sys.executable,
             [sys.executable, '-c', code],
             os.environ,
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@
                 sys.exit(101)
             if os.sched_getparam(0).sched_priority != {priority}:
                 sys.exit(102)""")
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(
+        pid = self.spawn_func(
             sys.executable,
             [sys.executable, '-c', code],
             os.environ,
@@ -1704,40 +1704,40 @@
             (os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE, 0),
             (os.POSIX_SPAWN_DUP2, 1, 4),
         ]
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(self.NOOP_PROGRAM[0],
-                                self.NOOP_PROGRAM,
-                                os.environ,
-                                file_actions=file_actions)
+        pid = self.spawn_func(self.NOOP_PROGRAM[0],
+                              self.NOOP_PROGRAM,
+                              os.environ,
+                              file_actions=file_actions)
         self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
 
     def test_bad_file_actions(self):
         args = self.NOOP_PROGRAM
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[None])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[None])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[()])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[()])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[(None,)])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[(None,)])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[(12345,)])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[(12345,)])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE,)])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE,)])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE, 1, 2)])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE, 1, 2)])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE, None)])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE, None)])
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                              file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_OPEN,
-                                             3, __file__ + '\0',
-                                             os.O_RDONLY, 0)])
+            self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                            file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_OPEN,
+                                           3, __file__ + '\0',
+                                           os.O_RDONLY, 0)])
 
     def test_open_file(self):
         outfile = support.TESTFN
@@ -1752,8 +1752,8 @@
                 stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR),
         ]
         args = self.python_args('-c', script)
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                                file_actions=file_actions)
+        pid = self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                              file_actions=file_actions)
         self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
         with open(outfile) as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), 'hello')
@@ -1770,8 +1770,8 @@
                     closefile.write('is closed %d' % e.errno)
             """
         args = self.python_args('-c', script)
-        pid = posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                                file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE, 0),])
+        pid = self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                              file_actions=[(os.POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE, 0)])
         self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
         with open(closefile) as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), 'is closed %d' % errno.EBADF)
@@ -1788,16 +1788,64 @@
                 (os.POSIX_SPAWN_DUP2, childfile.fileno(), 1),
             ]
             args = self.python_args('-c', script)
-            pid = posix.posix_spawn(args[0], args, os.environ,
-                                    file_actions=file_actions)
+            pid = self.spawn_func(args[0], args, os.environ,
+                                  file_actions=file_actions)
             self.assertEqual(os.waitpid(pid, 0), (pid, 0))
         with open(dupfile) as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), 'hello')
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'posix_spawn'), "test needs os.posix_spawn")
+class TestPosixSpawn(unittest.TestCase, _PosixSpawnMixin):
+    spawn_func = getattr(posix, 'posix_spawn', None)
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'posix_spawnp'), "test needs os.posix_spawnp")
+class TestPosixSpawnP(unittest.TestCase, _PosixSpawnMixin):
+    spawn_func = getattr(posix, 'posix_spawnp', None)
+
+    @support.skip_unless_symlink
+    def test_posix_spawnp(self):
+        # Use a symlink to create a program in its own temporary directory
+        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.addCleanup(support.rmtree, temp_dir)
+
+        program = 'posix_spawnp_test_program.exe'
+        program_fullpath = os.path.join(temp_dir, program)
+        os.symlink(sys.executable, program_fullpath)
+
+        try:
+            path = os.pathsep.join((temp_dir, os.environ['PATH']))
+        except KeyError:
+            path = temp_dir   # PATH is not set
+
+        spawn_args = (program, '-I', '-S', '-c', 'pass')
+        code = textwrap.dedent("""
+            import os
+            args = %a
+            pid = os.posix_spawnp(args[0], args, os.environ)
+            pid2, status = os.waitpid(pid, 0)
+            if pid2 != pid:
+                raise Exception(f"pid {pid2} != {pid}")
+            if status != 0:
+                raise Exception(f"status {status} != 0")
+        """ % (spawn_args,))
+
+        # Use a subprocess to test os.posix_spawnp() with a modified PATH
+        # environment variable: posix_spawnp() uses the current environment
+        # to locate the program, not its environment argument.
+        args = ('-c', code)
+        assert_python_ok(*args, PATH=path)
+
+
 def test_main():
     try:
-        support.run_unittest(PosixTester, PosixGroupsTester, TestPosixSpawn)
+        support.run_unittest(
+            PosixTester,
+            PosixGroupsTester,
+            TestPosixSpawn,
+            TestPosixSpawnP,
+        )
     finally:
         support.reap_children()
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-01-14-14-13-08.bpo-35674.kamWqz.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-01-14-14-13-08.bpo-35674.kamWqz.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02d170e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-01-14-14-13-08.bpo-35674.kamWqz.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add a new :func:`os.posix_spawnp` function.
+Patch by Joannah Nanjekye.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
index 2c1ee97..ce17709 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
@@ -1791,6 +1791,75 @@
 
 #endif /* defined(HAVE_POSIX_SPAWN) */
 
+#if defined(HAVE_POSIX_SPAWNP)
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(os_posix_spawnp__doc__,
+"posix_spawnp($module, path, argv, env, /, *, file_actions=(),\n"
+"             setpgroup=None, resetids=False, setsigmask=(),\n"
+"             setsigdef=(), scheduler=None)\n"
+"--\n"
+"\n"
+"Execute the program specified by path in a new process.\n"
+"\n"
+"  path\n"
+"    Path of executable file.\n"
+"  argv\n"
+"    Tuple or list of strings.\n"
+"  env\n"
+"    Dictionary of strings mapping to strings.\n"
+"  file_actions\n"
+"    A sequence of file action tuples.\n"
+"  setpgroup\n"
+"    The pgroup to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP flag.\n"
+"  resetids\n"
+"    If the value is `True` the POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS will be activated.\n"
+"  setsigmask\n"
+"    The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK flag.\n"
+"  setsigdef\n"
+"    The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF flag.\n"
+"  scheduler\n"
+"    A tuple with the scheduler policy (optional) and parameters.");
+
+#define OS_POSIX_SPAWNP_METHODDEF    \
+    {"posix_spawnp", (PyCFunction)(void(*)(void))os_posix_spawnp, METH_FASTCALL|METH_KEYWORDS, os_posix_spawnp__doc__},
+
+static PyObject *
+os_posix_spawnp_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *argv,
+                     PyObject *env, PyObject *file_actions,
+                     PyObject *setpgroup, int resetids, PyObject *setsigmask,
+                     PyObject *setsigdef, PyObject *scheduler);
+
+static PyObject *
+os_posix_spawnp(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+{
+    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "", "", "file_actions", "setpgroup", "resetids", "setsigmask", "setsigdef", "scheduler", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&OO|$OOiOOO:posix_spawnp", _keywords, 0};
+    path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("posix_spawnp", "path", 0, 0);
+    PyObject *argv;
+    PyObject *env;
+    PyObject *file_actions = NULL;
+    PyObject *setpgroup = NULL;
+    int resetids = 0;
+    PyObject *setsigmask = NULL;
+    PyObject *setsigdef = NULL;
+    PyObject *scheduler = NULL;
+
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords(args, nargs, kwnames, &_parser,
+        path_converter, &path, &argv, &env, &file_actions, &setpgroup, &resetids, &setsigmask, &setsigdef, &scheduler)) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    return_value = os_posix_spawnp_impl(module, &path, argv, env, file_actions, setpgroup, resetids, setsigmask, setsigdef, scheduler);
+
+exit:
+    /* Cleanup for path */
+    path_cleanup(&path);
+
+    return return_value;
+}
+
+#endif /* defined(HAVE_POSIX_SPAWNP) */
+
 #if (defined(HAVE_SPAWNV) || defined(HAVE_WSPAWNV))
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(os_spawnv__doc__,
@@ -6851,6 +6920,10 @@
     #define OS_POSIX_SPAWN_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_POSIX_SPAWN_METHODDEF) */
 
+#ifndef OS_POSIX_SPAWNP_METHODDEF
+    #define OS_POSIX_SPAWNP_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(OS_POSIX_SPAWNP_METHODDEF) */
+
 #ifndef OS_SPAWNV_METHODDEF
     #define OS_SPAWNV_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_SPAWNV_METHODDEF) */
@@ -7258,4 +7331,4 @@
 #ifndef OS_GETRANDOM_METHODDEF
     #define OS_GETRANDOM_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_GETRANDOM_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=febc1e16c9024e40 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=dabd0fa27bf87044 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index e5c2a9c..b25b522 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -5381,39 +5381,12 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-/*[clinic input]
-
-os.posix_spawn
-    path: path_t
-        Path of executable file.
-    argv: object
-        Tuple or list of strings.
-    env: object
-        Dictionary of strings mapping to strings.
-    /
-    *
-    file_actions: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
-        A sequence of file action tuples.
-    setpgroup: object = NULL
-        The pgroup to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP flag.
-    resetids: bool(accept={int}) = False
-        If the value is `True` the POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS will be activated.
-    setsigmask: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
-        The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK flag.
-    setsigdef: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
-        The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF flag.
-    scheduler: object = NULL
-        A tuple with the scheduler policy (optional) and parameters.
-
-Execute the program specified by path in a new process.
-[clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
-os_posix_spawn_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *argv,
-                    PyObject *env, PyObject *file_actions,
-                    PyObject *setpgroup, int resetids, PyObject *setsigmask,
-                    PyObject *setsigdef, PyObject *scheduler)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=45dfa4c515d09f2c input=2891c2f1d457e39b]*/
+py_posix_spawn(int use_posix_spawnp, PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *argv,
+               PyObject *env, PyObject *file_actions,
+               PyObject *setpgroup, int resetids, PyObject *setsigmask,
+               PyObject *setsigdef, PyObject *scheduler)
 {
     EXECV_CHAR **argvlist = NULL;
     EXECV_CHAR **envlist = NULL;
@@ -5489,9 +5462,19 @@
     attrp = &attr;
 
     _Py_BEGIN_SUPPRESS_IPH
-    err_code = posix_spawn(&pid, path->narrow,
-                           file_actionsp, attrp, argvlist, envlist);
+#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_SPAWNP
+    if (use_posix_spawnp) {
+        err_code = posix_spawnp(&pid, path->narrow,
+                                file_actionsp, attrp, argvlist, envlist);
+    }
+    else
+#endif /* HAVE_POSIX_SPAWNP */
+    {
+        err_code = posix_spawn(&pid, path->narrow,
+                               file_actionsp, attrp, argvlist, envlist);
+    }
     _Py_END_SUPPRESS_IPH
+
     if (err_code) {
         errno = err_code;
         PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilenameObject(PyExc_OSError, path->object);
@@ -5518,7 +5501,90 @@
     Py_XDECREF(temp_buffer);
     return result;
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_POSIX_SPAWN */
+
+
+/*[clinic input]
+
+os.posix_spawn
+    path: path_t
+        Path of executable file.
+    argv: object
+        Tuple or list of strings.
+    env: object
+        Dictionary of strings mapping to strings.
+    /
+    *
+    file_actions: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
+        A sequence of file action tuples.
+    setpgroup: object = NULL
+        The pgroup to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP flag.
+    resetids: bool(accept={int}) = False
+        If the value is `True` the POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS will be activated.
+    setsigmask: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
+        The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK flag.
+    setsigdef: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
+        The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF flag.
+    scheduler: object = NULL
+        A tuple with the scheduler policy (optional) and parameters.
+
+Execute the program specified by path in a new process.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+os_posix_spawn_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *argv,
+                    PyObject *env, PyObject *file_actions,
+                    PyObject *setpgroup, int resetids, PyObject *setsigmask,
+                    PyObject *setsigdef, PyObject *scheduler)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=45dfa4c515d09f2c input=2891c2f1d457e39b]*/
+{
+    return py_posix_spawn(0, module, path, argv, env, file_actions,
+                          setpgroup, resetids, setsigmask, setsigdef,
+                          scheduler);
+}
+ #endif /* HAVE_POSIX_SPAWN */
+
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_SPAWNP
+/*[clinic input]
+
+os.posix_spawnp
+    path: path_t
+        Path of executable file.
+    argv: object
+        Tuple or list of strings.
+    env: object
+        Dictionary of strings mapping to strings.
+    /
+    *
+    file_actions: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
+        A sequence of file action tuples.
+    setpgroup: object = NULL
+        The pgroup to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP flag.
+    resetids: bool(accept={int}) = False
+        If the value is `True` the POSIX_SPAWN_RESETIDS will be activated.
+    setsigmask: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
+        The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGMASK flag.
+    setsigdef: object(c_default='NULL') = ()
+        The sigmask to use with the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSIGDEF flag.
+    scheduler: object = NULL
+        A tuple with the scheduler policy (optional) and parameters.
+
+Execute the program specified by path in a new process.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+os_posix_spawnp_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *argv,
+                     PyObject *env, PyObject *file_actions,
+                     PyObject *setpgroup, int resetids, PyObject *setsigmask,
+                     PyObject *setsigdef, PyObject *scheduler)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=7955dc0edc82b8c3 input=b7576eb25b1ed9eb]*/
+{
+    return py_posix_spawn(1, module, path, argv, env, file_actions,
+                          setpgroup, resetids, setsigmask, setsigdef,
+                          scheduler);
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_POSIX_SPAWNP */
 
 
 #if defined(HAVE_SPAWNV) || defined(HAVE_WSPAWNV)
@@ -13084,6 +13150,7 @@
     OS_GETPRIORITY_METHODDEF
     OS_SETPRIORITY_METHODDEF
     OS_POSIX_SPAWN_METHODDEF
+    OS_POSIX_SPAWNP_METHODDEF
     OS_READLINK_METHODDEF
     OS_RENAME_METHODDEF
     OS_REPLACE_METHODDEF
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 94a2dd6..f98db73 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# generated automatically by aclocal 1.15.1 -*- Autoconf -*-
+# generated automatically by aclocal 1.15 -*- Autoconf -*-
 
-# Copyright (C) 1996-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1996-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 m4_ifndef([AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [m4_defun([_AM_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [])m4_defun([AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [_AM_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS($@)])])
 dnl pkg.m4 - Macros to locate and utilise pkg-config.   -*- Autoconf -*-
-dnl serial 11 (pkg-config-0.29)
+dnl serial 11 (pkg-config-0.29.1)
 dnl
 dnl Copyright © 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>.
 dnl Copyright © 2012-2015 Dan Nicholson <dbn.lists@gmail.com>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 dnl See the "Since" comment for each macro you use to see what version
 dnl of the macros you require.
 m4_defun([PKG_PREREQ],
-[m4_define([PKG_MACROS_VERSION], [0.29])
+[m4_define([PKG_MACROS_VERSION], [0.29.1])
 m4_if(m4_version_compare(PKG_MACROS_VERSION, [$1]), -1,
     [m4_fatal([pkg.m4 version $1 or higher is required but ]PKG_MACROS_VERSION[ found])])
 ])dnl PKG_PREREQ
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 13677b9..b32481d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11447,7 +11447,7 @@
  initgroups kill killpg lchown lockf linkat lstat lutimes mmap \
  memrchr mbrtowc mkdirat mkfifo \
  mkfifoat mknod mknodat mktime mremap nice openat pathconf pause pipe2 plock poll \
- posix_fallocate posix_fadvise posix_spawn pread preadv preadv2 \
+ posix_fallocate posix_fadvise posix_spawn posix_spawnp pread preadv preadv2 \
  pthread_init pthread_kill putenv pwrite pwritev pwritev2 readlink readlinkat readv realpath renameat \
  sem_open sem_timedwait sem_getvalue sem_unlink sendfile setegid seteuid \
  setgid sethostname \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bd09a9c..262c726 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3505,7 +3505,7 @@
  initgroups kill killpg lchown lockf linkat lstat lutimes mmap \
  memrchr mbrtowc mkdirat mkfifo \
  mkfifoat mknod mknodat mktime mremap nice openat pathconf pause pipe2 plock poll \
- posix_fallocate posix_fadvise posix_spawn pread preadv preadv2 \
+ posix_fallocate posix_fadvise posix_spawn posix_spawnp pread preadv preadv2 \
  pthread_init pthread_kill putenv pwrite pwritev pwritev2 readlink readlinkat readv realpath renameat \
  sem_open sem_timedwait sem_getvalue sem_unlink sendfile setegid seteuid \
  setgid sethostname \
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index f37ca36..a2a5623 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -732,6 +732,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `posix_spawn' function. */
 #undef HAVE_POSIX_SPAWN
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `posix_spawnp' function. */
+#undef HAVE_POSIX_SPAWNP
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `pread' function. */
 #undef HAVE_PREAD