[issue15950] open() should not accept bool argument
Changes by Jesús Cea Avión j...@jcea.es: -- nosy: +jcea ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15950 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue15950] open() should not accept bool argument
New submission from Lars Gustäbel: Today I accidentally did this: open(True).read() Passing True as a file argument to open() does not fail, because a bool value is treated like an integer file descriptor (stdout in this case). Even worse is that the read() call hangs in an endless loop on my linux box. On windows I get an EBADF at least. Wouldn't it be better if open() checked explicitly for a bool argument and raises a TypeError? -- components: IO messages: 170550 nosy: lars.gustaebel priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: open() should not accept bool argument type: behavior versions: Python 3.2, Python 3.3 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15950 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue15950] open() should not accept bool argument
R. David Murray added the comment: I don't think so. We don't try to protect people from all their mistakes, and a file descriptor of 1 is valid, and True == 1. -- nosy: +r.david.murray resolution: - wont fix stage: - committed/rejected status: open - closed ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue15950 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
