[Python-checkins] r75403 - python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Wed Oct 14 17:57:46 2009
New Revision: 75403

Log:
#7126: os.environ changes *do* take effect in subprocesses started with os.system().

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/os.rst	Wed Oct 14 17:57:46 2009
@@ -1836,9 +1836,9 @@
 .. function:: system(command)
 
    Execute the command (a string) in a subshell.  This is implemented by calling
-   the Standard C function :cfunc:`system`, and has the same limitations.  Changes
-   to :data:`os.environ`, :data:`sys.stdin`, etc. are not reflected in the
-   environment of the executed command.
+   the Standard C function :cfunc:`system`, and has the same limitations.
+   Changes :data:`sys.stdin`, etc. are not reflected in the environment of the
+   executed command.
 
    On Unix, the return value is the exit status of the process encoded in the
    format specified for :func:`wait`.  Note that POSIX does not specify the meaning