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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/os.py | 30 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -183,23 +183,51 @@ except NameError: environ = {} def execl(file, *args): + """execl(file, *args) + + Execute the executable file with argument list args, replacing the + current process. """ execv(file, args) def execle(file, *args): + """execle(file, *args, env) + + Execute the executable file with argument list args and + environment env, replacing the current process. """ env = args[-1] execve(file, args[:-1], env) def execlp(file, *args): + """execlp(file, *args) + + Execute the executable file (which is searched for along $PATH) + with argument list args, replacing the current process. """ execvp(file, args) def execlpe(file, *args): + """execlpe(file, *args, env) + + Execute the executable file (which is searched for along $PATH) + with argument list args and environment env, replacing the current + process. """ env = args[-1] execvpe(file, args[:-1], env) def execvp(file, args): + """execp(file, args) + + Execute the executable file (which is searched for along $PATH) + with argument list args, replacing the current process. + args may be a list or tupe of strings. """ _execvpe(file, args) def execvpe(file, args, env): + """execv(file, args, env) + + Execute the executable file (which is searched for along $PATH) + with argument list args and environment env , replacing the + current process. + args may be a list or tupe of strings. """ _execvpe(file, args, env) _notfound = None @@ -338,7 +366,7 @@ if _exists("fork") and not _exists("spawnv") and _exists("execv"): Execute file with arguments from args in a subprocess. If mode == P_NOWAIT return the pid of the process. If mode == P_WAIT return the process's exit code if it exits normally; -otherwise return - (the signal that killed it). """ +otherwise return -SIG, where SIG is the signal that killed it. """ return _spawnvef(mode, file, args, None, execv) def spawnve(mode, file, args, env): |