[issue42733] [issue] io's r+ mode truncate(0)

[Steven D'Aprano]

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

You say:

>  after process python3 test_case.py
>  json file's content like this
>  
>  @@@@@@@@@@{"how_dare_you": "how_dare_you"}


I cannot replicate that result.


I created a "data.json" with the following content:


```
>>> with open(FILE_PATH, 'w') as f:
...     f.write('{"how_dare_you": "how_dare_you"}\n')
... 
33
>>> with open(FILE_PATH, 'r') as f:
...     print(f.read())
... 
{"how_dare_you": "how_dare_you"}

```


Then I ran your `test` function and the only result was to delete the newline at the end of the file:


```
>>> test()
beginning tell 0
tell after read 33
tell after delete content 33
content 0 
tell after write 65
content 0 
>>> 
>>> with open(FILE_PATH, 'r') as f:
...     print(f.read())
... 
{"how_dare_you": "how_dare_you"}
>>> 
```

So I cannot replicate your reported bug. There is no sign of any garbage characters inserted at the start of the file as you state.

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nosy: +steven.daprano

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