[issue21347] Don't use a list argument together with shell=True in subprocess' docs

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 5ef9a2c711f5 by R David Murray in branch '2.7': #21347: use string not list in shell=True example. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/5ef9a2c711f5 New changeset 3b27f3acf0c4 by R David Murray in branch '3.4': #21347: use string not list in shell=True

[issue21347] Don't use a list argument together with shell=True in subprocess' docs

R. David Murray added the comment: Thanks, Akira. -- nosy: +r.david.murray resolution: -> fixed stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue21347] Don't use a list argument together with shell=True in subprocess' docs

akira added the comment: I've checked the same documentation patch applies to both default (3.5) and 2.7 branches. There are no more instances of the misleading usage left (after applying the patch). -- ___ Python tracker

[issue21347] Don't use a list argument together with shell=True in subprocess' docs

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[issue21347] Don't use a list argument together with shell=True in subprocess' docs

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 #203