Terry J. Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> added the comment:
Since the code and doc agree, and since the proposal is to add a call parameter, this would be an enhancement for next release only, not a bug fix. The proposal seems reasonable. I might use it for IDLE. IDLE uses .read within this subclass method. def Load(self): "Load the configuration file from disk." if self.file: # '' for at least some tests self.read(self.file) The default config files in idlelib should be present. (I should see what happens if not. Does every 'get' pass a seeming redundant and possibly inconsistent backup default?) I might use the new parameter here. User override config files and even the config directory are optional, so the current behavior is fine. ---------- nosy: +terry.reedy stage: -> test needed type: behavior -> enhancement versions: +Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue35448> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com