subprocess.Popen: Confusing documentation for restore_signals
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| BPO | 32985 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @gpshead, @giampaolo, @bitdancer |
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title = 'subprocess.Popen: Confusing documentation for restore_signals'
updated_at = <Date 2018-03-12.00:49:50.776>
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Research direction
Start with the subprocess.Popen documentation and its restore_signals parameter description. Clarify the wording so the parameter's behavior is unambiguous, then verify that the updated documentation accurately describes the existing behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100