[Python-Dev] The path module PEP

[Nick Coghlan]

Ian Bicking wrote:
> BJörn Lindqvist wrote:
>>     * Functions for reading and writing a whole file - better handled
>>       by file objects read() and write() methods.
> 
> I would be disappointed to see this left out, because I get really tired 
> of this little dance:
> 
>    f = open(filename)
>    c = f.read()
>    f.close()
>    return c

Python 2.5 (well, once someone finds time to update mwh's patch):

   with open(filename) as f:
     return f.read()

Behaviour guaranteed by language definition ;)

Cheers,
Nick.

P.S. I too would really like to see this happen for 2.5.

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