Page status - development of a library (public domain) to run commands through shell is moved to https://bitbucket.org/techtonik/shellrun along with detailed notes, because it is easier to sync notes with code in repository.

Libraries to run command through system shell, because subprocess suxx:

  * https://github.com/kennethreitz/envoy
  * http://shell-command.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
  
subprocess deadlock example:

  TODO

===== API Comparison =====
Running:
{{{
r = envoy.run('command')

r = shell_command.shell_call('command')

}}}

Return code, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_status
{{{
# subprocess
p.returncode

# envoy
r.status_code

# shell_command
r
}}}