[Python-checkins] r42567 - peps/trunk/pep-0302.txt

[david.goodger]

Author: david.goodger
Date: Fri Feb 24 23:47:18 2006
New Revision: 42567

Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-0302.txt
Log:
patch from Paul Moore

Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0302.txt
==============================================================================
--- peps/trunk/pep-0302.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0302.txt	Fri Feb 24 23:47:18 2006
@@ -365,13 +365,15 @@
         loader.get_data(path)
 
     This method returns the data as a string, or raise IOError if the
-    "file" wasn't found.  It is meant for importers that have some
-    file-system-like properties.  The 'path' argument is a path that can
-    be constructed by munging module.__file__ (or pkg.__path__ items)
-    with the os.path.* functions, for example:
+    "file" wasn't found.  The data is always returned as if "binary" mode
+    was used - there is no CRLF translation of text files, for example.
+    It is meant for importers that have some file-system-like properties.
+    The 'path' argument is a path that can be constructed by munging
+    module.__file__ (or pkg.__path__ items) with the os.path.* functions,
+    for example:
 
         d = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        data = __loader__.get_data(os.path.join(d, "mydata.txt"))
+        data = __loader__.get_data(os.path.join(d, "logo.gif"))
     
     The following set of methods may be implemented if support for (for
     example) Freeze-like tools is desirable.  It consists of three