[Python-Dev] RE: PEP 259: Omit printing newline after newline

[Fredrik Lundh]

simon wrote:
> <snip>
> >     In order to avoid having to add yet another magic variable to file
> >     objects, I propose to give the existing 'softspace' variable an
> >     extra meaning: a negative value will mean "the last data written
> >     ended in a newline so no space *or* newline is required."
>
> Better another magic variable than a magic value for an old one, I think.

many file-like C types (e.g. cStringIO) already have special code
to deal with a softspace integer attribute.

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