Fix #15148. Make the shutil.which docstring more thorough

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Brian Curtin 2012-06-22 22:48:06 -05:00
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@ -973,7 +973,9 @@ def get_terminal_size(fallback=(80, 24)):
def which(cmd, mode=os.F_OK | os.X_OK, path=None):
"""Given a command, mode, and a path string, return the path which
conforms to the given mode on the path."""
conforms to the given mode on the PATH, or None if there is no such file.
`mode` defaults to os.F_OK | os.X_OK. `path` defaults to the result of
os.environ.get("PATH"), or can be overridden with a custom search path."""
# Check that a given file can be accessed with the correct mode.
# Additionally check that `file` is not a directory, as on Windows
# directories pass the os.access check.