New submission from akira: *Popen(["something"], shell=True)* works but it is similar to *Popen(["something", "arg"], shell=True)* that passes "arg" to /bin/sh on POSIX systems instead of "something".
It is best to always use a string if `shell=True` is necessary. It is a common confusion #20344, msg98732, #7839 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21029154/understanding-python-subprocess-check-outputs-first-argument-and-shell-true http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20787712/start-openoffice-process-with-python-to-use-with-pyuno-using-subprocess http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17880847/python-subprocess-error-in-using-cp http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17226912/why-does-simple-echo-in-subprocess-not-working http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15109665/subprocess-call-using-string-vs-using-list http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20128114/pythons-subprocess-does-not-interpret-as-expected-on-cygwin http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16840427/python-on-linux-subprocess-popen-works-weird-with-shell-true ... ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation files: docs-subprocess-dont_use_list_with_shell_true.patch keywords: patch messages: 217136 nosy: akira, docs@python priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Don't use a list argument together with shell=True in subprocess' docs type: behavior versions: Python 3.5 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file35026/docs-subprocess-dont_use_list_with_shell_true.patch _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue21347> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
