[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Isaac Johnson]

Isaac Johnson  added the comment:

Well that is how it works with open. It is implemented in the io module and  
added to builtins.

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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano  added the comment:

True, but you did say it would be with the io module in your original 
suggestion.

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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Isaac Johnson]

Isaac Johnson  added the comment:

Well it wouldn't need to be imported. I was working on including it inside 
builtins like open(). It wouldn't be very convenient if it needed to be 
imported.

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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Serhiy Storchaka]

Serhiy Storchaka  added the comment:

You can create a module on PyPI. If it becomes popular we could consider 
including in the stdlib.

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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Karthikeyan Singaravelan]

Karthikeyan Singaravelan  added the comment:

This looks similar to a previous proposal

https://discuss.python.org/t/enum-for-open-modes/2445

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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano  added the comment:

I'm sorry, I don't see why you think this will improve code readability. I also 
expect it will be harder to teach than the current code.

open("file.img", "wb") just needs the user to learn about reading and writing 
files, and the difference between binary and text files. It works the same way 
in probably dozens of different languages.

open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) needs the beginner to 
learn the same details, *plus* they have to learn about this mystery File 
object, classes, dot notation, `|` the bitwise-or operator, and how to import 
File from the io module.

My guess is that File.Write etc are just enums equivalent to strings 'w' and 
'b', but what's File.Disk?

What else does this File object do?

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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Isaac Johnson]

Change by Isaac Johnson :


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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Isaac Johnson]

Isaac Johnson  added the comment:

I'm currently working on implementing this. It will probably be a few weeks.

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[issue46766] Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", File.Write | File.Binary | File.Disk) is possible.

[Isaac Johnson]

New submission from Isaac Johnson :

I think it would be great for something like this to be with the IO module. It 
will improve code readability.

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title: Add a class for file operations so a syntax such as open("file.img", 
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