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  r75143 | philip.jenvey | 2009-09-29 12:10:15 -0700 (Tue, 29 Sep 2009) | 5 lines

  #5329: fix os.popen* regression from 2.5: don't execute commands as a sequence
  through the shell. also document the correct subprocess replacement for this
  case
  patch from Jean-Paul Calderone and Jani Hakala
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 Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #5329: Fix os.popen* regression from 2.5 with commands as a
+  sequence running through the shell.  Patch by Jean-Paul Calderone
+  and Jani Hakala.
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 - Issue #6990: Fix threading.local subclasses leaving old state around
   after a reference cycle GC which could be recycled by new locals.