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clarify Popen argument

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Benjamin Peterson 2008-07-27 15:22:14 +00:00
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@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ This module defines one class called :class:`Popen`:
Arguments are:
*args* should be a string, or a sequence of program arguments. The program to
execute is normally the first item in the args sequence or string, but can be
explicitly set by using the executable argument.
*args* should be a string, or a sequence of program arguments. The program
to execute is normally the first item in the args sequence or the string if a
string is given, but can be explicitly set by using the *executable*
argument.
On Unix, with *shell=False* (default): In this case, the Popen class uses
:meth:`os.execvp` to execute the child program. *args* should normally be a