[Python-Dev] shellwords

[Gustavo Niemeyer]

> Gustavo> Is there any chance of getting shellwords[1] into Python 2.3?
> 
> Can shlex not be convinced to do what you want?  (Yes, I saw your Q/A, but
> didn't quite understand it.)

I haven't tried, but it surely can, subclassing and rewritting portions
of it. OTOH, shellwords is about half the size of shlex, and shlex looks
overly complex for something simple like

args = shellwords(line)

Btw, it wasn't *my* Q/A, I haven't written shellwords.

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Gustavo Niemeyer

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