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On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:43:59 -0800, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com>
declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general:

> * Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> [120827 15:20]:
> > The popen* functions are deprecated. You should use the subprocess module
> > instead.
>   No, I'm stuck with py 2.4 on one of the servers I'm using and

	Shouldn't be a problem:

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17.1 subprocess -- Subprocess management 

New in version 2.4. 

The subprocess module allows you to spawn new processes, connect to
their input/output/error pipes, and obtain their return codes. This
module intends to replace several other, older modules and functions,
such as: 
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