[Python-Dev] POSIX [Fuzziness in io module specs]

[Antoine Pitrou]

James Y Knight <foom <at> fuhm.net> writes:
> 
> Why are you just making things up? There is a *vast* amount of  
> precedent for how file operations should work. Python should follow  
> that precedent and do like POSIX unless there's a compelling reason  
> not to.

Actually, Python is cross-platform and therefore does not necessarily follow
POSIX behaviour, especially when it is desired to hide inconsistencies between
different platform.

(I do agree, of course, that the IO APIs are quite heavily inspired by the POSIX
APIs)

Regards

Antoine.