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pid = os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT,
"/bin/mycmd",
"mycmd",
"myarg")
pid = Popen([
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retcode = os.spawnlp(os.P_WAIT,
"/bin/mycmd",
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"myarg")
retcode = call([
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os.spawnvp(os.P_NOWAIT, path, args)
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os.spawnlpe(os.P_NOWAIT,
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"mycmd",
"myarg", env)
Popen([
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"myarg"], env={
"PATH":
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