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@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ The :mod:`os` module provides dozens of functions for interacting with the
operating system::
>>> import os
- >>> os.system('time 0:02')
- 0
>>> os.getcwd() # Return the current working directory
'C:\\Python31'
- >>> os.chdir('/server/accesslogs')
+ >>> os.chdir('/server/accesslogs') # Change current working directory
+ >>> os.system('mkdir today') # Run the command mkdir in the system shell
+ 0
Be sure to use the ``import os`` style instead of ``from os import *``. This
will keep :func:`os.open` from shadowing the built-in :func:`open` function which