Issue1690

classification

Title:	os.system() misinterprets '<' character. jython vs python
Type:	behaviour	Severity:	normal
Components:	Core	Versions:	Jython 2.5
		Milestone:

process

Status:	closed	Resolution:	wont fix
Dependencies:		Superseder:
Assigned To:		Nosy List:	amak, fwierzbicki, houtm035, zyasoft
Priority:		Keywords:

Created on 2010-12-20.15:39:48 by houtm035, last changed 2015-01-13.15:52:17 by zyasoft.

Files
File name	Uploaded	Description	Edit	Remove
os.system_call.txt	houtm035, 2010-12-20.15:39:48	os.system() incompatible

Messages
msg7824 (view)	Author: Alan Kennedy (amak)	Date: 2013-02-26.23:39:58
Your example code is os.system( 'qgrep "<xyz" D:\.xml > D:\result.txt' ) You are aware that the \ characters are not being interpreted as directory slashes in this string: they are python escape characters. Furthermore, the "\r" will be interpreted as a carriage return. Why such a convoluted mechanism? Why not just do this? os.system('qgrep xyz D:/.xml > D:/result.txt')
msg9330 (view)	Author: Jim Baker (zyasoft)	Date: 2015-01-07.06:43:36
This is not an actionable bug, I'm not certain what is being tested here. I do know < and > work all the time with os.system

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2015-01-13 15:52:17	zyasoft	set	status: pending -> closed
2015-01-07 06:43:36	zyasoft	set	status: open -> pending resolution: wont fix messages: + msg9330 nosy: + zyasoft
2013-02-26 23:39:58	amak	set	nosy: + amak messages: + msg7824
2013-02-20 19:33:24	fwierzbicki	set	nosy: + fwierzbicki versions: + Jython 2.5, - 2.5.1
2010-12-20 15:39:48	houtm035	create