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[doc] Fix typos in cgi.rst #24766

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Expand Up @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ 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
:func:`os.system` or :func:`os.popen` functions or others with similar
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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
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -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 form. Give it the right mode etc., and send it a request. If it's
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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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