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changeset 82692:f334a0009586 2.7
Issue #17418: specify that buffer sizes are bytes. [#17418]
Terry Jan Reedy tjreedy@udel.edu | |
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date | Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:55:53 -0400 |
parents | 274e68e2a5a6 |
children | c76c6fd48449 |
files | Doc/library/functions.rst |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)[+] [-] Doc/library/functions.rst 6 |
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--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ available. They are listed here in alph The optional buffering argument specifies the file's desired buffer size: 0 means unbuffered, 1 means line buffered, any other positive value means use a
- buffer of (approximately) that size. A negative buffering means to use the
- system default, which is usually line buffered for tty devices and fully
- buffered for other files. If omitted, the system default is used. [#]_
- buffer of (approximately) that size (in bytes). A negative buffering means
- to use the system default, which is usually line buffered for tty devices and
- fully buffered for other files. If omitted, the system default is used. [#]_
Modes
'r+'
,'w+'
and'a+'
open the file for updating (note that'w+'
truncates the file). Append'b'
to the mode to open the file in