[Python-Dev] [python] Re: New lines, carriage returns, and Windows

[Steven Bethard]

On 9/29/07, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk> wrote:
> Terry Reedy wrote:
> > There are two normal ways for internal Python text to have \r\n:
> > 1. Read from a file with \r\r\n.  Then \r\r\n is correct output (on the
> > same platform).
> > 2. Intentially put there by a programmer.  If s/he also chooses default \n
> > translation on output, \r<translation of \n> is correct.
> >
> Actually, I usually get these strings from Windows UI components. A file
> containing '\r\n' is read in with '\r\n' being translated to '\n'. New
> user input is added containing '\r\n' line endings. The file is written
> out and now contains a mix of '\r\n' and '\r\r\n'.

Out of curiosity, why don't the Python wrappers for your Windows UI
components do the appropriate '\r\n' -> '\n' conversions?

STeVe
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