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

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 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 ?

Why a new factory function ? Can't we just redirect to codecs.open()
in case an encoding keyword argument is passed to open() ?!

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