[issue5808] Subprocess.getstatusoutput Fails Executing 'dir' Command on Windows

2009-04-21 Thread Lawrence Allan Jones
New submission from Lawrence Allan Jones : When attempting to use the subprocess.getstatusoutput() function on Windows, I noticed an unusual error message: "'{' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." When the output contain

[issue5808] Subprocess.getstatusoutput Fails Executing 'dir' Command on Windows

2009-04-21 Thread Lawrence Allan Jones
Lawrence Allan Jones added the comment: Oops: user error. The manual states that subprocess.getstatusoutput() is only open under Unix. Somehow :) I missed this note. Sorry for wasting bandwidth. -- status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker &l