makap...@gmail.com writes:

 > When you call extractfile() on a TarFile, the result is a buffered
 > version of a _FileInFile pseudo-file.  When fileno() is called on
 > this resulting file, fileno() it not exist (understandably) and an
 > AttributeError is raised.  I would like to suggest raising an
 > io.UnsupportedOperation instead, so that file would act more like
 > other file-like objects.

I have no opinion on the suggestion itself, but it's well-formulated
and plausible.

That said, it's a clear backward incompatibility because code
currently expecting AttributeError exceptions won't catch this (unless
io.UnsupportedOperation is derived from AttributeError), so it will
have to wait until the next feature release for sure, and might need a
deprecation cycle.  I suggest that you file an issue on the GitHub
tracker so it won't get lost, and post it to this thread.

Steve


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