[Web-SIG] Is the size argument to the input-stream read method optional?

Jim Fulton jim at zope.com
Wed Dec 21 16:20:44 CET 2005


Ian Bicking wrote:
> Jim Fulton wrote:
> 
>> The PEP is unclear on this and should be clarified, IMO.
> 
> 
> My experience in using implementations is many servers do not require 
> the read size argument (they don't give a TypeError), but they block 
> without it, or if you read past CONTENT_LENGTH.  So it should probably 
> be required in the spec, since it's required in practice.

Does this constitude a decision?  Can somebody update the PEP?
I am able and willing to if requested to. :)

Jim

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