[issue37867] docs says subprocess.run accepts a string but this does not work on linux

simon mackenzie added the comment: Would be clearer if the arguments were listed before the return object. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 15:05, SilentGhost wrote: > > SilentGhost added the comment: > > But docs don't say that at all. You're looking at description of an > attribute of returned obje

[issue37867] docs says subprocess.run accepts a string but this does not work on linux

SilentGhost added the comment: But docs don't say that at all. You're looking at description of an attribute of returned object. And of course it can be a string, under certain conditions. The attributes of CompletedProcess and function arguments are described in the standard way, and I have

[issue37867] docs says subprocess.run accepts a string but this does not work on linux

simon mackenzie added the comment: Technically true but I am not the first person to have incorrectly interpreted this that it can be a string which suggests it is not clear to the reader. Maybe should be explicitly stated in the description of run as it is not obvious or intuitive. On Thu, 15

[issue37867] docs says subprocess.run accepts a string but this does not work on linux

SilentGhost added the comment: The only place this phrase appears is in CompletedProcess.args description and it is correct there. Whether args arguments of subprocess.run (or generally Popen) can be a list or a string is discussed in Frequently Used Arguments section, and it is perfectly cl

[issue37867] docs says subprocess.run accepts a string but this does not work on linux

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[issue37867] docs says subprocess.run accepts a string but this does not work on linux

New submission from simon mackenzie : The docs for subprocess.run say "The arguments used to launch the process. This may be a list or a string." This works in windows but in linux it has to be a list. Either needs fixing or the docs need to be changed. -- messages: 349800 nosy: simo