perl chomp equivalent in python?

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Gerrit Holl writes:
 > >>> import os
 > >>> lines = open("path-to-file", 'r').readlines()
 > >>> for line in lines:
 > ...     print line[:len(os.linesep)]
 > 
 > cross-platformness-rules-ly y'rs - gerrit

Gerrit,
  This won't work on DOS or Windows.  os.linesep is two characters,
but the line will only contain a '\n', since the file was opened in
text mode.  The original code was fine.  ;)


  -Fred

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