[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.2 -> default): #15789: merge with 3.2.

ezio.melotti python-checkins at python.org
Sat Sep 15 07:35:05 CEST 2012


http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/09011896374d
changeset:   79034:09011896374d
parent:      79031:a5a8d255daee
parent:      79033:9794f69c1d09
user:        Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com>
date:        Sat Sep 15 08:34:47 2012 +0300
summary:
  #15789: merge with 3.2.

files:
  Doc/library/subprocess.rst |  10 +++++++---
  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
--- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
@@ -307,10 +307,14 @@
       :meth:`Popen.communicate` method.
 
    If *shell* is ``True``, the specified command will be executed through
-   the shell. This can be useful if you are using Python primarily for the
+   the shell.  This can be useful if you are using Python primarily for the
    enhanced control flow it offers over most system shells and still want
-   access to other shell features such as filename wildcards, shell pipes and
-   environment variable expansion.
+   convenient access to other shell features such as shell pipes, filename
+   wildcards, environment variable expansion, and expansion of ``~`` to a
+   user's home directory.  However, note that Python itself offers
+   implementations of many shell-like features (in particular, :mod:`glob`,
+   :mod:`fnmatch`, :func:`os.walk`, :func:`os.path.expandvars`,
+   :func:`os.path.expanduser`, and :mod:`shutil`).
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.3
       When *universal_newlines* is ``True``, the class uses the encoding

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