[Python-Dev] Patch submitted for cross-platform newline support

[Jack Jansen]

Recently, "Tim Peters" <tim@zope.com> said:
> Well, the "t" modifier isn't std; does anyone other than Microsoft support
> it?  MS also gives meaning to non-std "c" and "n" modifiers.  Luckily,
> Python doesn't define which modes or modifiers it accepts <wink>.

Oops, big oops! I picked the "t" because it was intended _not_ to be
supported on any platform: my code eats it, and turns on the universal
newline feature on the file object. What does "t" do on Windows? What
would be a better choice?
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