getting carried away here... I took a look at the Python SVN (2.5.4 and 2.6.1) for the gzip lib. I see this:
# guarantee the file is opened in binary mode on platforms # that care about that sort of thing if mode and 'b' not in mode: mode += 'b' if fileobj is None: fileobj = self.myfileobj = __builtin__.open(filename, mode or 'rb') this is going to break for 'U' == you'll get 'rUb' -- who knowes what that means? now to figure out how to file a ticket... -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users