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Improve the documentation for the os.P_* constants used with the os.spawn*() 

functions to include information about how they affect the operation of
those functions when used as the "mode" parameter.
This closes SF bug #468384.

Added warnings to the os.tempnam() and os.tmpnam() functions regarding their
security problem.  These warning mirror the warnings added to the runtime
by Skip Montanaro.
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Fred Drake 2001-10-09 18:07:04 +00:00
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@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ files if \var{dir} is omitted or \code{None}. If given and not
filename. Applications are responsible for properly creating and
managing files created using paths returned by \function{tempnam()};
no automatic cleanup is provided.
\warning{Use of \function{tempnam()} is vulnerable to symlink attacks;
consider using \function{tmpfile()} instead.}
Availability: \UNIX, Windows.
\end{funcdesc}
@ -805,6 +807,8 @@ entry in a common location for temporary files. Applications are
responsible for properly creating and managing files created using
paths returned by \function{tmpnam()}; no automatic cleanup is
provided.
\warning{Use of \function{tmpnam()} is vulnerable to symlink attacks;
consider using \function{tmpfile()} instead.}
Availability: \UNIX, Windows.
\end{funcdesc}
@ -1011,20 +1015,36 @@ Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
\versionadded{1.6}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{datadesc}{P_WAIT}
\dataline{P_NOWAIT}
\begin{datadesc}{P_NOWAIT}
\dataline{P_NOWAITO}
Possible values for the \var{mode} parameter to \function{spawnv()}
and \function{spawnve()}.
Possible values for the \var{mode} parameter to the \function{spawn*()}
family of functions. If either of these values is given, the
\function{spawn*()} functions will return as soon as the new process
has been created, with the process ID as the return value.
Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
\versionadded{1.6}
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{P_OVERLAY}
\dataline{P_DETACH}
Possible values for the \var{mode} parameter to \function{spawnv()}
and \function{spawnve()}. These are less portable than those listed
above.
\begin{datadesc}{P_WAIT}
Possible value for the \var{mode} parameter to the \function{spawn*()}
family of functions. If this is given as \var{mode}, the
\function{spawn*()} functions will not return until the new process
has run to completion and will return the exit code of the process the
run is successful, or \code{-\var{signal}} if a signal kills the
process.
Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
\versionadded{1.6}
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{P_DETACH}
\dataline{P_OVERLAY}
Possible values for the \var{mode} parameter to the
\function{spawn*()} family of functions. These are less portable than
those listed above.
\constant{P_DETACH} is similar to \constant{P_NOWAIT}, but the new
process is detached from the console of the calling process.
If \constant{P_OVERLAY} is used, the current process will be replaced;
the \function{spawn*()} function will not return.
Availability: Windows.
\versionadded{1.6}
\end{datadesc}