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gh-128342: Specify timeout unit in subprocess docstrings (GH-128343)
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Specify timeout unit (seconds) in subprocess docstrings

Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
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n-l-i and terryjreedy authored Dec 30, 2024
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def call(*popenargs, timeout=None, **kwargs):
"""Run command with arguments. Wait for command to complete or
timeout, then return the returncode attribute.
for timeout seconds, then return the returncode attribute.
The arguments are the same as for the Popen constructor. Example:
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in the returncode attribute, and output & stderr attributes if those streams
were captured.
If timeout is given, and the process takes too long, a TimeoutExpired
exception will be raised.
If timeout (seconds) is given and the process takes too long,
a TimeoutExpired exception will be raised.
There is an optional argument "input", allowing you to
pass bytes or a string to the subprocess's stdin. If you use this argument
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