[Python-Dev] deprecate commands.getstatus()

[Greg Ewing]

Guido van Rossum wrote:

> I wonder if we should even get rid of os.system(); then there should
> be a subprocess.system() instead.

That sounds okay, since system() isn't actually a system call,
despite its name.

> And do we even need os.fork(),  os.exec*(), os.spawn*()?

Since fork() and exec() are directly wrapping actual system
calls, I think they should stay in os. I'm not sure about
spawn() -- on Unix it's not a direct system call, but it
might be on Windows.

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Greg