idle3 shell os.system swallows shell command output

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, tooling

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked idle_handle_subprocess_output.patch and the issue's IDLE and Interpreter Core context. Reproduce the reported idle3 os.system behavior and inspect how shell command output is handled. Done means shell command output is no longer swallowed in IDLE; the payload names no tests to run.

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Description

interpreter-core topic-IDLE type-bug
BPO 11820
Nosy @terryjreedy, @ned-deily, @serwy, @4kir4, @serhiy-storchaka, @pppery
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  • idle_handle_subprocess_output.patch
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2011-04-10.07:45:39.292>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'expert-IDLE', 'type-bug', '3.9']
title = 'idle3 shell os.system swallows shell command output'
updated_at = <Date 2019-09-19.18:39:22.828>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/Thekent'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-09-19.18:39:22.828>
actor = 'terry.reedy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['IDLE', 'Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2011-04-10.07:45:39.292>
creator = 'Thekent'
dependencies = []
files = ['36968']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 11820
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 21.0
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nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'ned.deily', 'roger.serwy', 'akira', 'Thekent', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'ppperry']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue11820'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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