open() is alive and well (Re: open is not obsolete)

[Greg Ewing]

Jeff Shannon wrote:
> Okay, perhaps "legacy" is a better term than "obsolete".  In either 
> case, it's recommended that it not be used in new code

In a recent exchange on python-dev, Guido has made it clear
that this is NOT the case -- he wants people to continue
using open(), since it might not remain a synonym for
file() in the future. He has acknowledged that the
documentation needs clarification on this.

-- 
Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept,
University of Canterbury,	
Christchurch, New Zealand
http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg