UTF-16-LE and split() under MS-Windows XP

[Martin v. Löwis]

"Colin S. Miller" <colinsm.spam-me-not at picsel.com> writes:

> Where have I gone wrong, and what is the correct method
> to verify the BOM mark?

readline is not supported in the UTF-16 codec. You have to read the
entire file, and perform .split. Looking at the BOM should not be
necessary, as the UTF-16 codec will do so on its own.

Regards,
Martin