[issue20501] fileinput module will read whole file into memory when using fileinput.hook_encoded

[Zachary Ware]

Zachary Ware added the comment:

> Can anyone please test the patch on Windows?

It seems to work; memory usage is much lower with the patch than without using an 8 MB file.  I don't notice any behavioral change with the patch; if there's anything specific to look for on that front, give me a test script in either English or Python :)

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nosy: +zach.ware

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