From 6076d399b4a044c64d346a343d885248f824fd0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "R. David Murray" Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:33:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fix for issue3440: add warning to subprocess discussion of env parameter that on Windows SystemRoot is required in order to run side-by-side assemblies. --- Doc/library/subprocess.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst index f4eafc4a5e5..eb12bff9ba0 100644 --- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst +++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst @@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ This module defines one class called :class:`Popen`: variables for the new process; these are used instead of inheriting the current process' environment, which is the default behavior. + .. warning:: + + When replacing the environment you must provide any variables + required for the program to execute. On Windows, in order to run + a side-by-side assembly the specified *env* must include a valid + :envvar:`SystemRoot`. + If *universal_newlines* is :const:`True`, the file objects stdout and stderr are opened as text files, but lines may be terminated by any of ``'\n'``, the Unix end-of-line convention, ``'\r'``, the old Macintosh convention or ``'\r\n'``, the