PEP 259: Omit printing newline after newline

[Simon Brunning]

> From:	Guido van Rossum [SMTP:guido at digicool.com]
	<snip>
>     In order to avoid having to add yet another magic variable to file
>     objects, I propose to give the existing 'softspace' variable an
>     extra meaning: a negative value will mean "the last data written
>     ended in a newline so no space *or* newline is required."
 
Better another magic variable than a magic value for an old one, I think.

Cheers,
Simon Brunning
TriSystems Ltd.
sbrunning at trisystems.co.uk




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