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

Tue Dec 27 14:20:23 CET 2005

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 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 ?

Why a new factory function ? Can't we just redirect to codecs.open()
in case an encoding keyword argument is passed to open() ?!
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