[Python-Dev] PEP 278 - finished? (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:33:08 -0400

there's enough "Mode U cannot be combined" stuff in the PEP to make me think that they're slightly more than just a minor variation.

I think you can simplify the PEP somewhat by emphasizing the difference. making things simpler is never a bad idea. > Also, changing the mode is a morelocalized change (it's all in > fileobject.c). I'm willing to do the work necessary to provide an alternate factory/constructor. from what I can tell, all that has to be done is is to apply the patch, and do some fairly straight- forward refactoring. (and perhaps some slight API renaming -- the functions in there are clearly too useful to deserve names like PyUniversalNewlineFgets -- "there is no permanent place in this world for ugly names" ;-) so +1 on checking it in as it stands, but -0 on not touching the result until 2.3 final...

OK, good. I'll leave this between you & Jack then. I'll try to make sure you two actually do something about the open items before 2.3 is released!

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