> If we go with two functions, I'd much rather hang them off of the file > type object then add two new builtins. I really do think file.bytes() > and file.text() (a.k.a. open.bytes() and open.text()) is better than > opentext() or openbytes().
+1. The default behavior of the current open() in opening files as text is particularly grating. This would make things much clearer. Bill _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
