New submission from Jann Eike Kruse <pyt...@jannkruse.de>: The documentation page
http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/library/functions.html?highlight=open#open describes the open() built-in function as open(filename[, mode[, bufsize]]) but the Python interpreter complains: Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Dec 27 2010, 00:02:40) [GCC 4.4.5] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> >>> >>> file_descriptor = open(filename='/spam') Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> TypeError: Required argument 'name' (pos 1) not found >>> >>> >>> file_descriptor = open(name='/spam', bufsize=-1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> TypeError: 'bufsize' is an invalid keyword argument for this function >>> >>> >>> file_descriptor = open(name='/spam', buffering=-1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/spam' >>> _ So the documentation page should read open(name[, mode[, buffering]]) ---- --------- instead, note 'name' not 'filename' and 'buffering' not 'bufsize'. Maybe it's relevant, because Debian/stable still ships with Python 2.6.6 and I guess the Python 2.7.x documentation has the same bug. The """docstring""" does already reflect that correctly. PS: This is my first bug report. I hope I did this right. Mercy, please! ;) ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 141183 nosy: docs@python, jannkruse priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: 2.6.6 documentation of the open() built-in function versions: Python 2.6 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue12642> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
