[Python-Dev] RE: Python on Windows chapter.

[Mark Hammond]

> 't' is not ANSI C, so there's no guarantee that it's
> portable.  Hate to say
> it, but Python should really strip t out before passing a
> mode string to
> fopen!

OK - thanks all - it is clear that this MS aberration is not, and never
will be supported by Python.  Not being a standards sort of guy <wink> I
must admit I assumed both the "t" and "b" were standards.

Thanks for the clarifications!

Mark.