Unless, it's as simple as replacing "os.system(x)" with "subprocess.system(x)", I'm against this removal of a handy shorthand. Ditto for popen. On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Chris Rebert <pydev@rebertia.com> wrote:
Hello,
I'd like to propose formally marking os.system() as deprecated in the docs for next release of Python (v3.2 ?).
The docs for os.system() /already/ include the following paragraph, which is basically tantamount to calling system() deprecated and very much resembles the deprecation notes for the os.popen*() family. """ The subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using this function. Use the subprocess module. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module section. """
I'm merely suggesting slapping a formal ".. deprecated::" tag & box around this paragraph to make system()'s status more obvious. I am ***not*** suggesting the function be scheduled for removal or anything like that.
I figure since this would be a substantive change (the docs currently don't outright say "deprecated"), it would need dev approval, hence this message. I've already written the absolutely /trivial/ docs patch.
So, any objections?
Cheers, Chris _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org
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