Ian Bicking wrote:
> BJörn Lindqvist wrote:
>> * Functions for reading and writing a whole file - better handled
>> by file objects read() and write() methods.
>
> I would be disappointed to see this left out, because I get really tired
> of this little dance:
>
> f = open(filename)
> c = f.read()
> f.close()
> return c
Python 2.5 (well, once someone finds time to update mwh's patch):
with open(filename) as f:
return f.read()
Behaviour guaranteed by language definition ;)
Cheers,
Nick.
P.S. I too would really like to see this happen for 2.5.
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Nick Coghlan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Brisbane, Australia
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