[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-800828 ] Doc bug in PEP-0278

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Bugs item #800828, was opened at 2003-09-04 21:18
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Category: Documentation
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: logistix (logistix)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Doc bug in PEP-0278

Initial Comment:
PEP 278 suggests that the proper way to test for 

universal newline support is 'hasattr

(sys.stdout, "newline")'  However, this doesn't work too 

well when sys.stdout is overridden.  One big example of 

this is PythonWin's sys.stdout, which doesn't have an 

newlines attribute even when it is supported by 

python23.dll.



Testing 'hasattr(file, "newlines")' seems to be a more 

reliable way to test.

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