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subprocess.check_output() docs misrepresent what shell=True does #64543

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BPO 20344
Nosy @bitdancer, @vadmium
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  • issue20344.patch: Patch to issue 20344
  • documentation20344.patch
  • 20344_3.patch
  • 20344_4.patch
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    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2014-01-22.14:25:04.959>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'library', 'docs']
    title = 'subprocess.check_output() docs misrepresent what shell=True does'
    updated_at = <Date 2015-06-20.06:25:51.399>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/klausman'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2015-06-20.06:25:51.399>
    actor = 'martin.panter'
    assignee = 'docs@python'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2014-01-22.14:25:04.959>
    creator = 'klausman'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['34543', '34619', '34635', '39747']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 20344
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 12.0
    messages = ['208811', '208814', '214332', '214364', '214845', '214943', '214949', '214950', '243632', '243638', '243642', '245542']
    nosy_count = 5.0
    nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'docs@python', 'klausman', 'martin.panter', 'Tuomas.Savolainen']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue20344'
    versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']

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