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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-04-10 11:34:00 (GMT)
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@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ through the \code{os} interface. Once \code{os} is imported, there is
\stmodindex{os}
The descriptions below are very terse; refer to the
-corresponding \UNIX{} manual entry for more information.
+corresponding \UNIX{} manual entry for more information. Arguments
+called \var{path} refer to a pathname given as a string.
Errors are reported as exceptions; the usual exceptions are given
for type errors, while errors reported by the system calls raise
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ Wait for completion of a child process given by proces id, and return
a tuple containing its pid and exit status indication (encoded as by
\UNIX{}). The semantics of the call are affected by the value of
the integer options, which should be 0 for normal operation. (If the
-system does not support waitpid(), this always raises
+system does not support \code{waitpid()}, this always raises
\code{posix.error}. Not on MS-DOS.)
\end{funcdesc}