[doc] os.popen & os.system lack shell-related security warnings

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation, security

Research direction

Start with the Python os module documentation and review fix-21557.patch, which is linked in the issue. Confirm how os.popen and os.system are currently documented, then update the documentation so both include the requested shell-related security warnings.

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Description

3.10 3.11 3.9 (EOL) docs
BPO 21557
Nosy @rhettinger, @vstinner, @bitdancer
Files
  • fix-21557.patch: Adds shell insecurity warnings to the os module docs
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    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-05-22.21:33:48.286>
labels = ['3.11', '3.9', '3.10', 'docs']
title = '[doc] os.popen & os.system lack shell-related security warnings'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-27.15:42:03.942>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/cvrebert'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-11-27.15:42:03.942>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2014-05-22.21:33:48.286>
creator = 'cvrebert'
dependencies = []
files = ['37338']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 21557
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['218921', '231953', '231958', '232089', '232093', '232211', '232213']
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue21557'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

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