Defaults stdin to VOID for capture and check_output()

subprocess2.py

 # coding=utf8
 # Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 """Collection of subprocess wrapper functions.
 
 In theory you shouldn't need anything else in subprocess, or this module failed.
 """
 
 from __future__ import with_statement
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   return out
 
 
 def capture(args, **kwargs):
   """Captures stdout of a process call and returns it.
 
   Returns stdout.
 
   - Discards returncode.
   - Discards stderr. By default sets stderr=STDOUT.
+  - Blocks stdin by default since no output will be visible.
   """
+  if kwargs.get('stdin') is None:
+    kwargs['stdin'] = VOID
   if kwargs.get('stdout') is None:
     kwargs['stdout'] = PIPE
   if kwargs.get('stderr') is None:
     kwargs['stderr'] = STDOUT
   return call(args, **kwargs)[0][0]
 
 
 def check_output(args, **kwargs):
   """Captures stdout of a process call and returns it.
 
   Returns stdout.
 
   - Discards stderr. By default sets stderr=STDOUT.
   - Throws if return code is not 0.
   - Works even prior to python 2.7.
+  - Blocks stdin by default since no output will be visible.
   """
+  if kwargs.get('stdin') is None:
+    kwargs['stdin'] = VOID
   if kwargs.get('stdout') is None:
     kwargs['stdout'] = PIPE
   if kwargs.get('stderr') is None:
     kwargs['stderr'] = STDOUT
   return check_call(args, **kwargs)[0]