[issue32917] ConfigParser writes a superfluous final blank line

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+python at pearwood.info> added the comment:

On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 06:37:28AM +0000, TitanSnow wrote:
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> TitanSnow <tttnns1024 at gmail.com> added the comment:
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> If we treat the original behavior as a bug,
> it’s much easier to write a patch
> that just changes the default behavior
> and never outputs a final blank line.

Remind me, why do we care about that extra blank line?

> I have looked through the testsuite of it.
> It seems that the original author had knew
> the final blank line and treat it as
> expect result. I’m not sure about it.

Is there a test for it? If so, then it should stay unless the author 
agrees it can go, or we get approval on the Python-Dev mailing list.

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