Bug #1485447: subprocess: document that the "cwd" parameter isn't used to find the executable. Misc. other markup fixes.

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Georg Brandl 2006-05-10 16:09:03 +00:00
parent e7d9539eba
commit b1582557aa
1 changed files with 9 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ value for \var{bufsize} is \constant{0} (unbuffered).
The \var{executable} argument specifies the program to execute. It is
very seldom needed: Usually, the program to execute is defined by the
\var{args} argument. If \var{shell=True}, the \var{executable}
\var{args} argument. If \code{shell=True}, the \var{executable}
argument specifies which shell to use. On \UNIX{}, the default shell
is /bin/sh. On Windows, the default shell is specified by the COMSPEC
environment variable.
is \file{/bin/sh}. On Windows, the default shell is specified by the
\envvar{COMSPEC} environment variable.
\var{stdin}, \var{stdout} and \var{stderr} specify the executed
programs' standard input, standard output and standard error file
@ -88,16 +88,19 @@ handle as for stdout.
If \var{preexec_fn} is set to a callable object, this object will be
called in the child process just before the child is executed.
(\UNIX{} only)
If \var{close_fds} is true, all file descriptors except \constant{0},
\constant{1} and \constant{2} will be closed before the child process is
executed.
executed. (\UNIX{} only)
If \var{shell} is \constant{True}, the specified command will be
executed through the shell.
If \var{cwd} is not \code{None}, the current directory will be changed
to cwd before the child is executed.
If \var{cwd} is not \code{None}, the child's current directory will be
changed to \var{cwd} before it is executed. Note that this directory
is not considered when searching the executable, so you can't specify
the program's path relative to \var{cwd}.
If \var{env} is not \code{None}, it defines the environment variables
for the new process.