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Title: os.execvpe() docs need to be more specific
Type: Stage:
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 2.5
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: georg.brandl Nosy List: georg.brandl, roysmith
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2008-04-15 04:31 by roysmith, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg65496 - (view) Author: Roy Smith (roysmith) Date: 2008-04-15 04:31 
Note: this is (sort of) related to Issue2633.

http://docs.python.org/lib/os-process.html (14.1.5 Process Management).

The docs for os.execvpe() say, "the env parameter must be a mapping which 
is used to define the environment variables for the new process".  It's 
not clear if this mapping replaces the existing environment, or defines 
additional entries which are added to the existing environment.  This 
should be clarified.

This applies to the spawn*() methods too.
msg65632 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2008-04-19 16:58 
Fixed in r62390.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:33adminsetgithub: 46886
2008-04-19 16:58:36georg.brandlsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg65632
2008-04-15 04:31:44roysmithcreate