Patch by Anastasia Filatova.
The :mod:`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::
+replace several older modules and functions::
os.system
os.spawn*
This module allows you to spawn processes, connect to their
input/output/error pipes, and obtain their return codes. This module
-intends to replace several other, older modules and functions, like:
+intends to replace several older modules and functions:
os.system
os.spawn*