[Python-Dev] file() vs open(), round 7

[Fredrik Lundh]

Aahz wrote:

> class file(object)
> |  file(name[, mode[, buffering]]) -> file object
> |
> |  Open a file.  The mode can be 'r', 'w' or 'a' for reading (default),
> [...]
> |  Note:  open() is an alias for file().
>
> This is confusing.  I suggest that we make ``open()`` a factory function
> right now.  (I'll submit a bug report (and possibly a patch) after I get
> agreement.)

+1.

can we add a opentext factory for file/codecs.open while we're at it ?

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