[Python-Dev] Please review PEP 278 (original) (raw)

[Python-Dev] Please review PEP 278 - Universal newline support

Aahz Maruch aahz@rahul.net
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 08:01:27 -0800 (PST)

Just van Rossum wrote:

Greg Ward wrote:

-1 on using a file mode character that conflicts with existing conventions (eg. if "t" really is already used on Windows, find something else). The "t" isn't really needed to begin with, files opened in text mode should convert any line ending to \n. One of Jack's arguments for "t" is: - Compatibility. Programs which already do their own interpretation of \r\n in text files would break. Programs which open binary files as text files on Unix would also break (but it could be argued they deserve it :-).

You misunderstood Greg: he wants to have "t" but use a different character to represent it. Maybe "p", for Python text mode. ;-)

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