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Author	arigo
Recipients	arigo
Date	2016-11-09.10:26:05
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Message-id	<1478687165.61.0.754522524524.issue28647@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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``python3.5 --help`` gives this information: -u : unbuffered binary stdout and stderr, stdin always buffered However, stdout and stderr are actually always opened in text mode, and print() always expects a string and never a bytes object. This usage of "binary" in the --help is in contradiction with the usage of "binary" in the description of files (e.g. ``help(open)``).

``python3.5 --help`` gives this information:

    -u : unbuffered binary stdout and stderr, stdin always buffered

However, stdout and stderr are actually always opened in text mode, and print() always expects a string and never a bytes object.  This usage of "binary" in the --help is in contradiction with the usage of "binary" in the description of files (e.g. ``help(open)``).

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Date	User	Action	Args
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