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author | R. David Murray <rdmurray@bitdance.com> | 2009-04-16 18:12:53 (GMT) |
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committer | R. David Murray <rdmurray@bitdance.com> | 2009-04-16 18:12:53 (GMT) |
commit | 7203081025147efa18d7f36aa2bc234ba81498c3 (patch) | |
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Less red ink (warning->note) and add link to def of side-by-side assembly.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst index eb12bff..685e941 100644 --- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst +++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst @@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ This module defines one class called :class:`Popen`: variables for the new process; these are used instead of inheriting the current process' environment, which is the default behavior. - .. warning:: + .. note:: - When replacing the environment you must provide any variables - required for the program to execute. On Windows, in order to run - a side-by-side assembly the specified *env* must include a valid + If specified, *env* must provide any variables required + for the program to execute. On Windows, in order to run a + `side-by-side assembly`_ the specified *env* **must** include a valid :envvar:`SystemRoot`. + .. _side-by-side assembly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-by-Side_Assembly + If *universal_newlines* is :const:`True`, the file objects stdout and stderr are opened as text files, but lines may be terminated by any of ``'\n'``, the Unix end-of-line convention, ``'\r'``, the old Macintosh convention or ``'\r\n'``, the |