Issue #15501: Document exception classes in subprocess module.

Initial patch by Anton Barkovsky.

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
index 3aae137..1f73159 100644
--- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
@@ -172,6 +172,26 @@ use cases, the underlying :class:`Popen` interface can be used directly.
    output.
 
 
+.. exception:: CalledProcessError
+
+    Exception raised when a process run by :func:`check_call` or
+    :func:`check_output` returns a non-zero exit status.
+
+    .. attribute:: returncode
+
+        Exit status of the child process.
+
+    .. attribute:: cmd
+
+        Command that was used to spawn the child process.
+
+    .. attribute:: output
+
+        Output of the child process if this exception is raised by
+        :func:`check_output`.  Otherwise, ``None``.
+
+
+
 .. _frequently-used-arguments:
 
 Frequently Used Arguments
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 39ba2a9..56d5765 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Jeff Balogh
 Matt Bandy
 Michael J. Barber
 Chris Barker
+Anton Barkovsky
 Nick Barnes
 Quentin Barnes
 Richard Barran