[Python-3000] Proposed new language for newline parameter to TextIOBase

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Aug 15, 2007, at 9:28 AM, Christian Heimes wrote:

> I like to propose some constants which should be used instead of the
> strings:
>
> MAC = '\r'
> UNIX = '\n'
> WINDOWS = '\r\n'
> UNIVERSAL = ''
> NOTRANSLATE = None
>
> I think that open(filename, newline=io.UNIVERSAL) or open(filename,
> newline=io.WINDOWS) is much more readable than open(filename,
> newline=''). Besides I always forget if Windows is '\r\n' or '\n 
> \r'. *g*

Yes, excellent idea.

- -Barry

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