On 11/6/07, Amaury Forgeot d'Arc <report@bugs.python.org> wrote:
> - it reads a complete chunk for just one more byte
> - the re-read should be disabled when lineends are not translated
> these two are minor annoyance and can be easily corrected, but:
>
> - there is no limit to the re-read; it can exhaust the memory if the
> source is a big file with many \r (like a Mac text file)

Yes. reading another chunk is not an optimal solution but after seeing
Guido's comment, I now agree that I shouldn't try to read at all. I
will work on modifications.

> I will try to write these test cases if you want.

That will definitely be useful.