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Author	vstinner
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Date	2020-12-14.23:01:17
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In the past, multiple os.popen() usage have been replaced with subprocess in the stdlib to prevent the risk of shell injection: * bpo-22636: ctypes modules * bpo-22637: uuid module By the way, there is an open issue bpo-21557 "os.popen & os.system lack shell-related security warnings". See also bpo-6490 "os.popen documentation is probably wrong" (fixed).

In the past, multiple os.popen() usage have been replaced with subprocess in the stdlib to prevent the risk of shell injection:

* bpo-22636: ctypes modules
* bpo-22637: uuid module

By the way, there is an open issue bpo-21557 "os.popen & os.system lack shell-related security warnings".

See also bpo-6490 "os.popen documentation is probably wrong" (fixed).

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