[Python-Dev] CRLF line endings (original) (raw)

Vinay Sajip vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk
Thu May 3 17:28:02 CEST 2012

Chris Angelico <rosuav gmail.com> writes:

Not all Windows editors choke on \n line endings; when I'm on Windows and run into one, I open it in Wordpad (or, if I have one, a dedicated programming editor like SciTE or the Open Watcom editor). AFAIK only Notepad (of standard Windows utilities) has trouble.

Not sure if that makes a difference or not.

It's only really an issue for new / inexperienced users, I agree. Since these files are installed only on Windows systems, there's no reason for them not to have the native line endings.

Regards,

Vinay Sajip

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