[Python-Dev] Optional separatorargument for file.writelines()
and StringIO.writelines()
Dmitry Vasiliev
lists at hlabs.spb.ru
Wed Feb 25 06:13:39 EST 2004
Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> Currently, writelines() does not add trailing line separators..
> This is fine when working with readlines() but a PITA in other situations.
>
> If we added an optional separator argument, it would be easier to add
> newlines and we would gain some of the flexibility of str.join() at full
> C speed.
Maybe not a separator but suffix, so newline will be added to last line too?
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Dmitry Vasiliev (dima at hlabs.spb.ru)
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