subprocess.Popen(cwd) documentation: Posix vs Windows

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation, operating-systems

Research direction

Start with the subprocess.Popen(cwd) documentation and the linked issue-15533 patch files, especially the test-case and default patches. Compare what the existing documentation says for Posix and Windows, then update it to describe the platform distinction clearly and verify the related test cases.

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Description

3.10 3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) docs OS-windows stdlib topic-subprocess type-bug
BPO 15533
Nosy @gpshead, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @ned-deily, @asvetlov, @cjerdonek, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @wm75, @damon-atkins, @cwendling
Files
  • issue-15533-test-cases-1.patch
  • issue-15533-2-default.patch
  • issue-15533-3-default.patch
  • issue-15533-4-default.patch
  • issue-15533-5-default.patch
  • issue-15533-6-default.patch
  • issue-15533-7-default.patch
  • issue-15533-8-default.patch
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = 'https://github.com/gpshead'
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2012-08-02.05:44:31.435>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'library', 'OS-windows', 'docs']
title = 'subprocess.Popen(cwd) documentation: Posix vs Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-12.19:21:42.067>
user = 'https://github.com/cjerdonek'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-08-12.19:21:42.067>
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assignee = 'gregory.p.smith'
closed = False
closed_date = None
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creation = <Date 2012-08-02.05:44:31.435>
creator = 'chris.jerdonek'
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issue_num = 15533
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nosy_count = 16.0
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue15533'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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