[Python-checkins] r73624 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/io.rst

Sun Jun 28 19:32:20 CEST 2009

Author: benjamin.peterson
Date: Sun Jun 28 19:32:20 2009
New Revision: 73624
Log:
document BufferedIOBase.raw and TextIOBase.buffer
Modified:
 python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/io.rst
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/io.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/io.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/io.rst	Sun Jun 28 19:32:20 2009
@@ -359,9 +359,15 @@
 implementation, but wrap one like :class:`BufferedWriter` and
 :class:`BufferedReader`.
 
- :class:`BufferedIOBase` provides or overrides these methods in addition to
+ :class:`BufferedIOBase` provides or overrides these members in addition to
 those from :class:`IOBase`:
 
+ .. attribute:: raw
+
+ The underlying raw stream (a :class:`RawIOBase` instance) that
+ :class:`BufferedIOBase` deals with. This is not part of the
+ :class:`BufferedIOBase` API and may not exist on some implementations.
+
 .. method:: detach()
 
 Separate the underlying raw stream from the buffer and return it.
@@ -607,6 +613,12 @@
 A string, a tuple of strings, or ``None``, indicating the newlines
 translated so far.
 
+ .. attribute:: buffer
+
+ The underlying binary buffer (a :class:`BufferedIOBase` instance) that
+ :class:`TextIOBase` deals with. This is not part of the
+ :class:`TextIOBase` API and may not exist on some implementations.
+
 .. method:: detach()
 
 Separate the underlying buffer from the :class:`TextIOBase` and return it.
