[OT] - (Was: Re: Proposed extension to file constructor)

[Gerrit Holl]

Jeff Epler schreef op woensdag  4 juni om 16:59:19 +0000:
> > > ... and maybe the natural interpretation of file("-") is sys.stdin, and
> > > file("-", "w") is sys.stdout.
> > 
> > Yuk. What if I want a file called "-"?
> 
> .. then you have to call it "./-".  Just like at the shell, where you
> have to type "rm ./-" instead of "rm -".

I usually type "rm -- -".
BTW, file("-", "w") is not stdout on my system (Linux 2.4.20 Python 2.3b1+)

yours,
Gerrit.

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