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Update documentation to mention bytes instead byte string and correct one

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mentioned string to the accurate description of what type is required.
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Gregory P. Smith 2011-05-22 22:29:49 -07:00
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@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ This module also defines the following shortcut functions:
.. function:: check_output(*popenargs, timeout=None, **kwargs)
Run command with arguments and return its output as a byte string.
Run command with arguments and return its output as a bytes object.
If the exit code was non-zero it raises a :exc:`CalledProcessError`. The
:exc:`CalledProcessError` object will have the return code in the
@ -447,8 +447,9 @@ Instances of the :class:`Popen` class have the following methods:
Interact with process: Send data to stdin. Read data from stdout and stderr,
until end-of-file is reached. Wait for process to terminate. The optional
*input* argument should be a byte string to be sent to the child process, or
``None``, if no data should be sent to the child.
*input* argument should be data to be sent to the child process, or
``None``, if no data should be sent to the child. The type of *input*
must be bytes or, if *universal_newlines* was ``True``, a string.
:meth:`communicate` returns a tuple ``(stdoutdata, stderrdata)``.