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Author pitrou
Recipients cjwelborn, cool-RR, pitrou
Date 2014-03-19.23:45:50
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> Okay, different approach: How about having a mode argument with a
> default? (Defaults of 'rb', 'r', 'wb', 'w' respectively.)

This is redundant with the fact that there are several distinct methods:
{read,write}_{bytes,text}.

Really, the aim is to ease common operations, not to replace open()
entirely.
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2014-03-19 23:45:50pitrousetrecipients: + pitrou, cool-RR, cjwelborn
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