From 2cc3502f98bb9aea386ab55443fc077ddcdde91d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zachary Ware Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 17:19:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] subprocess docs: Fix semantically important typo (GH-119752) GH-25416 accidentally replaced a reference to the *stderr* argument of `subprocess.run` with a reference to the *stdin* argument. *stdin* is not affected by the `check_output` option. --- Doc/library/subprocess.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst index d77dc8b04d01e4..3a2178e2b7b839 100644 --- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst +++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ underlying :class:`Popen` interface can be used directly. If *capture_output* is true, stdout and stderr will be captured. When used, the internal :class:`Popen` object is automatically created with - *stdout* and *stdin* both set to :data:`~subprocess.PIPE`. + *stdout* and *stderr* both set to :data:`~subprocess.PIPE`. The *stdout* and *stderr* arguments may not be supplied at the same time as *capture_output*. If you wish to capture and combine both streams into one, set *stdout* to :data:`~subprocess.PIPE`