[Python-Dev] subprocess not escaping "^" on Windows (original) (raw)

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Sun Jan 7 23:47:56 EST 2018


On Sun, Jan 7, 2018, at 19:50, Steve Dower wrote:

Considering there is no cross-platform compatibility here anyway, I don’t think it’s that bad an option to let users do their own escaping, especially since those who are successfully using this feature already do.

I don't really think we should give up on cross-platform compatibility that easily. There are a number of constructs supported with the same syntax by both cmd and unix shells (pipes and redirection, mainly) that people may want to use.



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