"Steven D'Aprano" <ste...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au> wrote in message news:pan.2009.06.16.04.29...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au... > On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:58:47 -0700, Carl Banks wrote: > >> On Jun 15, 7:56 pm, "steve" <st...@nospam.au> wrote: >>> I was just looking at the python tutorial, and I noticed these lines: >>> >>> http://docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and- > writing-... >>> >>> "Windows makes a distinction between text and binary files; "the >>> end-of-line characters in text files are automatically altered >>> "slightly when data is read or written. >>> >>> I don't see any obvious way to at docs.python.org to get that >>> corrected: Is there some standard procedure? >> >> What's wrong with it? > > Perhaps because it's unclear whether it is Windows, or Python, or both, > which is automatically altering the data. > > As for getting the docs changed, you can submit a bug request at the bug > tracker: > > http://bugs.python.org/ > > > > > -- > Steven
Thanks, we've submitted a bug request, http://bugs.python.org/issue6301 Steve -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
