\begin{funcdesc}{popen2}{cmd\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}}
Executes \var{cmd} as a sub-process. Returns the file objects
\code{(\var{child_stdin}, \var{child_stdout})}.
+Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
\versionadded{2.0}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{popen3}{cmd\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}}
Executes \var{cmd} as a sub-process. Returns the file objects
\code{(\var{child_stdin}, \var{child_stdout}, \var{child_stderr})}.
+Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
\versionadded{2.0}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{popen4}{cmd\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}}
Executes \var{cmd} as a sub-process. Returns the file objects
\code{(\var{child_stdin}, \var{child_stdout_and_stderr})}.
+Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
\versionadded{2.0}
\end{funcdesc}
information; the constants are exposed to the Python programmer as
listed below.
Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
-\versionadded{1.5.2}
+\versionadded{1.6}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{spawnve}{mode, path, args, env}
\Cpp{} Runtime Library documentation for further information; the
constants are exposed to the Python programmer as listed below.
Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
-\versionadded{1.5.2}
+\versionadded{1.6}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{datadesc}{P_WAIT}
Possible values for the \var{mode} parameter to \function{spawnv()}
and \function{spawnve()}.
Availability: \UNIX{}, Windows.
-\versionadded{1.5.2}
+\versionadded{1.6}
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{P_OVERLAY}
and \function{spawnve()}. These are less portable than those listed
above.
Availability: Windows.
-\versionadded{1.5.2}
+\versionadded{1.6}
\end{datadesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{startfile}{path}