The new IO lib has undergone deep changes in py3k which have never been
backported to trunk. This patch brings trunk up to date, including tests.

Please note that test_io leaks references because of #2521. Otherwise
it's fine.

New patch incorporating the latest py3k changes.

I think the build configuration for _io on Windows is missing.
Modules/Setup.dist probably needs to be updated too.

> I think the build configuration for _io on Windows is missing.

Yes.

> Modules/Setup.dist probably needs to be updated too.

Not sure, I don't think any of these modules are built-in.

> Not sure, I don't think any of these modules are built-in.

Ah true. Although there are built-in in py3k, you are right that it
doesn't make sense to make the trunk versions built-in.

Updated patch for recent py3k changes. I will commit soon if nobody objects.

Done in r73394.

Someone will probably have to fix the Windows build files, by the way (I
can't do it myself).

Could simply merge the changes in r71185 to the PC/ and PCbuild/
directories?

I think I could fix windows build issue. (r73423)

It seems some tests are failing. See
http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/trunk.stable/x86%20XP-4%20trunk/builds/2244/step-test/0

I found following patch can fix test_invalid_operations error on
windows. Is this correct fix? There are many other places using bare open().

Index: Lib/test/test_io.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_io.py	(revision 73422)
+++ Lib/test/test_io.py	(working copy)
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@
     def test_invalid_operations(self):
         # Try writing on a file opened in read mode and vice-versa.
         for mode in ("w", "wb"):
-            with open(support.TESTFN, mode) as fp:
+            with self.open(support.TESTFN, mode) as fp:
                 self.assertRaises(IOError, fp.read)
                 self.assertRaises(IOError, fp.readline)
-        with open(support.TESTFN, "rb") as fp:
+        with self.open(support.TESTFN, "rb") as fp:
             self.assertRaises(IOError, fp.write, b"blah")
             self.assertRaises(IOError, fp.writelines, [b"blah\n"])
-        with open(support.TESTFN, "r") as fp:
+        with self.open(support.TESTFN, "r") as fp:
             self.assertRaises(IOError, fp.write, "blah")
             self.assertRaises(IOError, fp.writelines, ["blah\n"])

> I found following patch can fix test_invalid_operations error on
> windows. Is this correct fix? There are many other places using bare open().

The fix looks ok. 
test_io should use self.open() instead of open() everywhere, except in
places where it's not used as a test.

Here is a patch to convert open() and io.open() to self.open().

# I didn't change _default_chunk_size() but maybe should this also use
self.open()?

> except in places where it's not used as a test.

I couldn't distinguish which one is that case, so I converted all
open(). ;-)

Well, the patch looks ok, so you can commit it if it fixes things on
Windows. (I honestly haven't tested it, though)

Committed in r73461.

Everything looks ok, can you merge the commit to py3k so as to minimize
conflicts when merging stuff? Thanks :)

Done in r73169.

Everything looks ok, thanks!