[Python-Dev] Portable and OS-dependent module idea/proposal/brain fart

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Tim Peters writes:
 > OTOH, I don't think you're going to find anything in the OS module
 > documented as available only on Windows or only on Macs, and some

Tim,
  Actually, the spawn*() functions are included in os and are
documented as Windows-only, along with the related P_* constants.
These are provided by the nt module.

 > everywhere", whose interfaces aren't copies of cryptic old Unixisms, and
 > whose docs are platform neutral.

  I'm alwasy glad to see documentation patches, or even pointers to
specific problems.  Being a Unix-weenie myself, making the
documentation more readable to Windows-weenies can be difficult at
times.  But given useful pointers, I can usually pull it off, or at
least drive someone who canto do so.  ;-)


  -Fred

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