[Python-Dev] file() vs open(), round 7

Tue Dec 27 13:18:27 CET 2005

Aahz wrote:
> class file(object)
> | file(name[, mode[, buffering]]) -> file object
> |
> | Open a file. The mode can be 'r', 'w' or 'a' for reading (default),
> [...]
> | Note: open() is an alias for file().
>> This is confusing. I suggest that we make ``open()`` a factory function
> right now. (I'll submit a bug report (and possibly a patch) after I get
> agreement.)

+1.
can we add a opentext factory for file/codecs.open while we're at it ?
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