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subprocess.Popen documentation should contain a good warning about the security implications when using shell=True #52198

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BPO 7950
Nosy @birkenfeld, @ncoghlan, @pitrou, @ericvsmith, @benjaminp, @merwok, @bitdancer, @briancurtin
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  • subprocess.rst.diff: first draft docs patch
  • subprocess.rst.diff: give cat an argument
  • subprocess.rst.diff: last part snipped per R. David
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    assignee = None
    closed_at = <Date 2010-11-12.00:36:42.580>
    created_at = <Date 2010-02-17.10:15:57.640>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'docs']
    title = 'subprocess.Popen documentation should contain a good warning about the security implications when using shell=True'
    updated_at = <Date 2010-11-12.00:36:42.579>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/christophneuroth'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2010-11-12.00:36:42.579>
    actor = 'r.david.murray'
    assignee = 'docs@python'
    closed = True
    closed_date = <Date 2010-11-12.00:36:42.580>
    closer = 'r.david.murray'
    components = ['Documentation']
    creation = <Date 2010-02-17.10:15:57.640>
    creator = 'christoph.neuroth'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['18136', '18210', '18670']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 7950
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 14.0
    messages = ['99465', '99467', '99504', '99505', '99506', '111135', '111140', '111250', '111598', '113578', '115175', '120980', '120981', '120996']
    nosy_count = 11.0
    nosy_names = ['georg.brandl', 'ncoghlan', 'pitrou', 'eric.smith', 'benjamin.peterson', 'eric.araujo', 'r.david.murray', 'brian.curtin', 'cvrebert', 'christoph.neuroth', 'docs@python']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = 'accepted'
    stage = 'resolved'
    status = 'closed'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue7950'
    versions = ['Python 3.1', 'Python 2.7', 'Python 3.2']

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