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[doc] Fix typos in cgi.rst (#24766)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/19d839ae20db9c6f740646e99df7f4601cb9f4dc
commit: 19d839ae20db9c6f740646e99df7f4601cb9f4dc
branch: main
author: Géry Ogam <gery.ogam@gmail.com>
committer: iritkatriel <iritkatriel@yahoo.com>
date: 2021-05-14T18:09:01+01:00
summary:

[doc] Fix typos in cgi.rst (#24766)

files:
M Doc/library/cgi.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/cgi.rst b/Doc/library/cgi.rst
index 05d9cdf424073..d3bd20df69ae3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/cgi.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/cgi.rst
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ algorithms implemented in this module in other circumstances.
.. function:: test()

Robust test CGI script, usable as main program. Writes minimal HTTP headers and
- formats all information provided to the script in HTML form.
+ formats all information provided to the script in HTML format.


.. function:: print_environ()
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ Caring about security

.. index:: pair: CGI; security

-There's one important rule: if you invoke an external program (via the
-:func:`os.system` or :func:`os.popen` functions. or others with similar
+There's one important rule: if you invoke an external program (via
+:func:`os.system`, :func:`os.popen` or other functions with similar
functionality), make very sure you don't pass arbitrary strings received from
the client to the shell. This is a well-known security hole whereby clever
hackers anywhere on the Web can exploit a gullible CGI script to invoke
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ above on installing your CGI script carefully can save you a lot of time. If
you wonder whether you have understood the installation procedure correctly, try
installing a copy of this module file (:file:`cgi.py`) as a CGI script. When
invoked as a script, the file will dump its environment and the contents of the
-form in HTML form. Give it the right mode etc, and send it a request. If it's
+form in HTML format. Give it the right mode etc., and send it a request. If it's
installed in the standard :file:`cgi-bin` directory, it should be possible to
send it a request by entering a URL into your browser of the form:


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