Unless, it's as simple as replacing "os.system(x)" with "subprocess.system(x)", I'm against this removal of a handy shorthand. Ditto for popen.
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Chris Rebert <py...@rebertia.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to propose formally marking os.system() as deprecated in the > docs for next release of Python (v3.2 ?). > > The docs for os.system() /already/ include the following paragraph, > which is basically tantamount to calling system() deprecated and very > much resembles the deprecation notes for the os.popen*() family. > """ > The subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning > new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is > preferable to using this function. Use the subprocess module. Check > especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module > section. > """ > > I'm merely suggesting slapping a formal ".. deprecated::" tag & box > around this paragraph to make system()'s status more obvious. I am > ***not*** suggesting the function be scheduled for removal or anything > like that. > > I figure since this would be a substantive change (the docs currently > don't outright say "deprecated"), it would need dev approval, hence > this message. I've already written the absolutely /trivial/ docs > patch. > > So, any objections? > > Cheers, > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
