
Author: georg.brandl Date: Tue Dec 28 12:48:53 2010 New Revision: 87534 Log: Rewrap. Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst ============================================================================== --- python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst (original) +++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst Tue Dec 28 12:48:53 2010 @@ -181,22 +181,22 @@ not expressions. extension module - A module written in C or C++, using Python's C API to interact with the core and - with user code. + A module written in C or C++, using Python's C API to interact with the + core and with user code. file object An object exposing a file-oriented API (with methods such as - :meth:`read()` or :meth:`write()`) to an underlying resource. - Depending on the way it was created, a file object can mediate access - to a real on-disk file or to another other type of storage or - communication device (for example standard input/output, in-memory - buffers, sockets, pipes, etc.). File objects are also called - :dfn:`file-like objects` or :dfn:`streams`. - - There are actually three categories of file objects: raw binary - files, buffered binary files and text files. Their interfaces are - defined in the :mod:`io` module. The canonical way to create a - file object is by using the :func:`open` function. + :meth:`read()` or :meth:`write()`) to an underlying resource. Depending + on the way it was created, a file object can mediate access to a real + on-disk file or to another other type of storage or communication device + (for example standard input/output, in-memory buffers, sockets, pipes, + etc.). File objects are also called :dfn:`file-like objects` or + :dfn:`streams`. + + There are actually three categories of file objects: raw binary files, + buffered binary files and text files. Their interfaces are defined in the + :mod:`io` module. The canonical way to create a file object is by using + the :func:`open` function. file-like object A synonym for :term:`file object`.
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