[Tutor] Problem reading from a file

Isr Gish isrgish at fusemail.com
Thu Jan 22 21:11:50 EST 2004


Thanks Danny.

Best Wishes
Isr

-----Original Message-----
   >From: "Danny Yoo"<dyoo at hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu>
   >Sent: 1/22/04 1:26:22 PM
   >To: "Isr Gish"<isrgish at fusemail.com>
   >Cc: "tutor at python.org"<tutor at python.org>
   >Subject: Re: [Tutor] Problem reading from a file
     >
   >
   >On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Isr Gish wrote:
   >
   >> I have a registry file that I'm trying to read. But it is only reading
   >> part of the file. When it comes to certain text it stops reading. (I
   >> would send along the file but the list doesn't let send attachments).
   >
   >Hi Isr,
   >
   >
   >Registry files are 'binary' files, and on Windows systems, this detail
   >matters --- Python may be mistakenly trying to treat the registry file as
   >a 'text' file.  Are you opening the files in binary mode?
   >
   >
   >
   >Good luck to you!
   >
   >
   >




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