[ python-Bugs-1102649 ] pickle files should be opened in binary mode

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Bugs item #1102649, was opened at 2005-01-14 22:58
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Category: Documentation
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: John Machin (sjmachin)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: pickle files should be opened in binary mode

Initial Comment:
pickle (and cPickle):

At _each_ mention of the pickle file, the docs should say 
that it should be opened with 'wb' or 'rb' mode as 
appropriate, so that a pickle written on one OS can be 
read reliably on another.

The example code at the end of the section should be 
updated to use the 'b' flag.

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Comment By: Irmen de Jong (irmen)
Date: 2005-01-16 16:07

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Can't the pickle code just freopen() the file itself, using
binary mode?

Or is this against Python's rule "explicit is better than
implicit"

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