Kristján,

Here is a part of the patch that I was referring to. Something to that effect.

Joseph Armbruster

Index: Lib/ConfigParser.py

--- Lib/ConfigParser.py (revision 55600) +++ Lib/ConfigParser.py (working copy) @@ -441,10 +441,7 @@ optname = None lineno = 0 e = None # None, or an exception

• while True:
• line = fp.readline()
• if not line:
• break
• for line in fp:

  lineno = lineno + 1
  # comment or blank line?
  if line.strip() == '' or line[0] in '#;':
  

  Index: Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py

  --- Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py (revision 55600) +++ Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py (working copy) @@ -216,10 +216,7 @@ define_rx = re.compile("#define ([A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_]+) (.)\n") undef_rx = re.compile("/[] #undef ([A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_]+) [*]/\n") #
• while 1:
• line = fp.readline()
• if not line:
• break

• for line in fp:

  m = define_rx.match(line)
  if m:
      n, v = m.group(1, 2)
  

  @@ -254,10 +251,7 @@ done = {} notdone = {}

• while 1:

• line = fp.readline()
• if line is None: # eof
• break
• for line in fp:

  m = _variable_rx.match(line)
  if m:
      n, v = m.group(1, 2)
  

  Index: Lib/formatter.py

  --- Lib/formatter.py (revision 55600) +++ Lib/formatter.py (working copy) @@ -432,10 +432,7 @@

  fp = open(sys.argv[1])
  

  else:

  fp = sys.stdin
  

• while 1:
• line = fp.readline()
• if not line:
• break
• for line in fp:

  if line == '\n':
      f.end_paragraph(1)
  else:
  

  Index: Lib/ftplib.py

  --- Lib/ftplib.py (revision 55600) +++ Lib/ftplib.py (working copy) @@ -435,9 +435,7 @@

  '''Store a file in line mode.'''
  self.voidcmd('TYPE A')
  conn = self.transfercmd(cmd)
  

• while 1:
• buf = fp.readline()
• if not buf: break
• for buff in fp:

       if buf[-2:] != CRLF:
           if buf[-1] in CRLF: buf = buf[:-1]
           buf = buf + CRLF
  

  Index: Lib/keyword.py

  --- Lib/keyword.py (revision 55600) +++ Lib/keyword.py (working copy) @@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ fp = open(iptfile) strprog = re.compile('"([^"]+)"') lines = []
• while 1:
• line = fp.readline()
• if not line: break
• for line in fp:

  if '{1, "' in line:
      match = strprog.search(line)
      if match:
  

  Index: Lib/mimetypes.py

  --- Lib/mimetypes.py (revision 55600) +++ Lib/mimetypes.py (working copy) @@ -204,10 +204,7 @@

  list of standard types, else to the list of non-standard
  types.
  """
  

• while 1:
• line = fp.readline()
• if not line:
• break
• for line in fp:

  words = line.split()
  for i in range(len(words)):
      if words[i][0] == '#':
  

  Index: Lib/urlparse.py

  --- Lib/urlparse.py (revision 55600) +++ Lib/urlparse.py (working copy) @@ -353,9 +353,7 @@ except ImportError:

  from StringIO import StringIO
  

  fp = StringIO(test_input)
• while 1:
• line = fp.readline()
• if not line: break
• for line in fp:

   words = line.split()
   if not words:
       continue
  

  Index: Tools/pynche/ColorDB.py

  --- Tools/pynche/ColorDB.py (revision 55600) +++ Tools/pynche/ColorDB.py (working copy) @@ -50,10 +50,7 @@

   self.__byname = {}
   # all unique names (non-aliases).  built-on demand
   self.__allnames = None
  

• while 1:
• line = fp.readline()
• if not line:
• break
• for line in fp:

   # get this compiled regular expression from derived class
   mo = self._re.match(line)
   if not mo: