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On 13 Jun 2014 12:12, "Nikolaus Rath" <<a href="mailto:Nikolaus@rath.org">Nikolaus@rath.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> "R. David Murray" <<a href="mailto:rdmurray@bitdance.com">rdmurray@bitdance.com</a>> writes:<br>
> > Also notice that using a list with shell=True is using the API<br>
> > incorrectly. Â It wouldn't even work on Linux, so that torpedoes<br>
> > the cross-platform concern already :)<br>
> ><br>
> > This kind of confusion is why I opened <a href="http://bugs.python.org/issue7839">http://bugs.python.org/issue7839</a>.<br>
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> Can someone describe an use case where shell=True actually makes sense<br>
> at all?</p>
<p dir="ltr">When you're writing platform specific code, it's occasionally useful. It's generally best avoided, though.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers,<br>
Nick.</p>
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