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diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst index 3280c95cac..d840b461f9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst +++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst @@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ compatibility with older versions, see the :ref:`call-function-trio` section. If *capture_output* is true, stdout and stderr will be captured. When used, the internal :class:`Popen` object is automatically created with ``stdout=PIPE`` and ``stderr=PIPE``. The *stdout* and *stderr* arguments may - not be supplied at the same time as *capture_output*. + not be supplied at the same time as *capture_output*. If you wish to capture + and combine both streams into one, use ``stdout=PIPE`` and ``stderr=STDOUT`` + instead of *capture_output*. The *timeout* argument is passed to :meth:`Popen.communicate`. If the timeout expires, the child process will be killed and waited for. The |