Bill Janssen wrote:
>>On 30/04/07, Bill Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>After 15 years not being able to clearly state what "file-like" or
>>"mapping-like" means to different people, perhaps we should accept
>>that there is no clear-cut answer...?
>
> And that's a problem -- people are confused. Instead of throwing up
> our hands, I think we should define what "file-like" means.
That assumes there exists a single definition of
file-like that suits most purposes, and the only
reason for confusion is just that this definition
hasn't thus far been elucidated.
But I don't think there is any such definition, and
the confusion arises because people lazily use the
vague term "file-like" instead of spelling out what
they really mean ("has a read() method", etc.)
Hopefully the new I/O system will help by breaking
the API into more digestible pieces.
--
Greg
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