On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Dan Eloff <dan.el...@gmail.com> wrote: >>No, the read() method did not change from the 2.x series. It returns a new >>object on each call. > > I think you misunderstand me, but the readinto() method looks like a > perfectly reasonable solution, I didn't realize it existed, as it's > not in the library reference on file objects. Thanks for enlightening > me, I feel a little stupid now :) >
However, your original question is still valid ... Why a binary read() returns an immutable type? -- Lisandro Dalcín --------------- Centro Internacional de Métodos Computacionales en Ingeniería (CIMEC) Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) PTLC - Güemes 3450, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina Tel/Fax: +54-(0)342-451.1594 _______________________________________________ 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
