open() error ---- what am I missing?

[Oleg Broytmann]

On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:56:36AM -0600, Eric Torstenson wrote:
> OK, imported __builtin__ and used __builtin__.open(blah, blah) and got the
> same result, so I am guessing that is not a matter of function hiding, but
> some other error that I am just being blind to.

   Try to call it "open(filename, 'w')" - that is, without "mode="...

Oleg.
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