Mailman 3 December 2014 - docs

[issue22356] mention explicitly that stdlib assumes gmtime(0) epoch is 1970
by Akira Li Dec. 2, 2014

Dec. 2, 2014

New submission from Akira Li: See discussion on Python-ideas https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2014-September/029228.html ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation files: docs-time-epoch_is_1970.diff keywords: patch messages: 226539 nosy: akira, docs@python priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: mention explicitly that stdlib assumes gmtime(0) epoch is 1970 type: behavior versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.4, Python 3.5 Added file: http://bugs.python.… [View More]

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os.popen & os.system lack shell-related security warnings (issue 21557)
by demianbrecht＠gmail.com Dec. 1, 2014

Dec. 1, 2014

http://bugs.python.org/review/21557/diff/13339/Doc/library/os.rst File Doc/library/os.rst (right): http://bugs.python.org/review/21557/diff/13339/Doc/library/os.rst#newcode29… Doc/library/os.rst:2905: .. warning:: This warning is a little confusing to me. If input sanitization is the issue (which is a perfectly valid concern), why not explain the issue and how to plug the hole rather than discouraging its use altogether? As is, this reads a little strange to me given you're discouraging the … [View More]

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python documentation issue
by Josiah Raiche Dec. 1, 2014

Dec. 1, 2014

The change in print() has rendered the beginner project docs 20.2 (CGI) inoperative. Copy and paste of the script gives a 500 error. Simply adding parentheses works but this isn't obvious from the error logs.

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