[doc] subprocess module: Clarify kwarg handing for convenience APIs

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35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
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Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by reading the subprocess module documentation and the convenience APIs referenced in the issue title, then determine where their keyword-argument handling is described. Done means the documentation clearly explains which kwargs those APIs accept or pass through; the issue mentions historical PRs but no current file or test.

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Description

3.7 (EOL) docs topic-subprocess type-feature
BPO 30420
Nosy @ncoghlan, @vadmium, @Mariatta, @AlexWaygood
PRs
  • python/cpython#1685
  • python/cpython#2253
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-05-21.03:29:11.095>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.7', 'docs']
title = '[doc] subprocess module: Clarify kwarg handing for convenience APIs'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-29.11:59:30.400>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-12-29.11:59:30.400>
actor = 'AlexWaygood'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2017-05-21.03:29:11.095>
creator = 'ncoghlan'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 30420
keywords = []
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['294070', '294073', '294075', '294523', '294526', '296396', '409253']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'docs@python', 'martin.panter', 'Mariatta', 'AlexWaygood']
pr_nums = ['1685', '2253']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue30420'
versions = ['Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']

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