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authorPhilip Jenvey <pjenvey@underboss.org>2009-09-29 19:10:15 (GMT)
committerPhilip Jenvey <pjenvey@underboss.org>2009-09-29 19:10:15 (GMT)
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#5329: fix os.popen* regression from 2.5: don't execute commands as a sequence
through the shell. also document the correct subprocess replacement for this case patch from Jean-Paul Calderone and Jani Hakala
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@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.7 alpha 1
Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #5329: Fix os.popen* regression from 2.5 with commands as a
+ sequence running through the shell. Patch by Jean-Paul Calderone
+ and Jani Hakala.
+
- Issue #7019: Raise ValueError when unmarshalling bad long data, instead
of producing internally inconsistent Python longs.