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### 17.1.3.1 Replacing /bin/sh shell backquote

    output=`mycmd myarg`
    ==>
    output = Popen(["mycmd", "myarg"], stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0]

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Release 2.5.4, documentation updated on 23rd December, 2008.