[Tutor] help on StringIO

[kinuthia muchane]

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> Can someone explain to me how to use StringIO?
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> Python 2.5.2 Stackless 3.1b3 060516 (release25-maint, Apr  2 2008, 19:04:14) [MS
> C v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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> >>> import StringIO
> >>> s = StringIO.StringIO()
> >>> s.write('hi')

> >>> print s.read()
> 
> >>>
> 
> Is this a bug?
> 
When you use the write method you move the cursor to the end of the
word, just as Kent says. You can use the tell() method which returns
your current position in the file-like object to confirm this:

>>> import StringIO
>>> s = StringIO.StringIO()
>>> s.write('hi')
>>> s.tell()
2