https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ff3312ce1d14 changeset: 106323:ff3312ce1d14 branch: 3.6 parent: 106321:d3890b44159c user: Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@yahoo.co.uk> date: Fri Jan 27 13:04:33 2017 +0000 summary: Fixes #28784: Clarified use of shlex.shlex with punctuation_chars. files: Doc/library/shlex.rst | 4 +++- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/shlex.rst b/Doc/library/shlex.rst --- a/Doc/library/shlex.rst +++ b/Doc/library/shlex.rst @@ -411,4 +411,6 @@ >>> list(s) ['~/a', '&&', 'b-c', '--color=auto', '||', 'd', '*.py?'] - +For best effect, ``punctuation_chars`` should be set in conjunction with +``posix=True``. (Note that ``posix=False`` is the default for +:class:`~shlex.shlex`.) -- Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython