diff -r 14be8f02e694 Doc/library/subprocess.rst
--- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst	Sat Jan 15 06:53:33 2011 +0100
+++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst	Sat Jan 15 08:46:46 2011 +0200
@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@
    are :data:`PIPE`, an existing file descriptor (a positive integer), an
    existing :term:`file object`, and ``None``.  :data:`PIPE` indicates that a
    new pipe to the child should be created.  With ``None``, no redirection will
-   occur; the child's file handles will be inherited from the parent.  Additionally,
-   *stderr* can be :data:`STDOUT`, which indicates that the stderr data from the
-   applications should be captured into the same file handle as for stdout.
+   occur; on Unix, the child's file handles will be inherited from the parent,
+   on Windows, the child's file handles will be attached to the console window.
+   Additionally, *stderr* can be :data:`STDOUT`, which indicates that the stderr
+   data from the applications should be captured into the same file handle as
+   for stdout.
 
    If *preexec_fn* is set to a callable object, this object will be called in the
    child process just before the child is executed.