From c71c23e392cb45d191bfbd833d2b723c356a8f69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 13:57:27 +0000 Subject: Added \versionchanged comment to os.popen() noting that it was unreliable in earlier versions of Python; this is useful information for people interested in writing code that is portable across Python versions. Suggested by Peter Funk . --- Doc/lib/libos.tex | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex index 0586905..073d859 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex @@ -284,6 +284,12 @@ available as the return value of the \method{close()} method of the file object, except that when the exit status is zero (termination without errors), \code{None} is returned. Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows. + +\versionchanged[This function worked unreliably under Windows in + earlier versions of Python. This was due to the use of the + \cfunction{_popen()} function from the libraries provided with + Windows. Newer versions of Python do not use the broken + implementation from the Windows libraries]{2.0} \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{tmpfile}{} -- cgit v0.12