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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-12-27 19:08:11 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-12-27 19:08:11 (GMT)
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#4697: clarify that the functions are Unix-only.
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@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ This module also defines four shortcut functions:
>>> subprocess.getstatusoutput('/bin/junk')
(256, 'sh: /bin/junk: not found')
+ Availability: UNIX.
+
.. function:: getoutput(cmd)
Return output (stdout and stderr) of executing *cmd* in a shell.
@@ -208,6 +210,8 @@ This module also defines four shortcut functions:
>>> subprocess.getoutput('ls /bin/ls')
'/bin/ls'
+ Availability: UNIX.
+
Exceptions
^^^^^^^^^^