Jason Drew wrote:
> Also, I think using file("C:\file.txt") is now preferred
> to open("C:\file.txt").
Guido has said he wants to keep open() around as the way to open a
file-like object, with the theory that in the future open might also
support opening non-files (e.g. urls). So open("C:\file.txt") is still
fine, though isinstance(f, open) is probably not. ;)
STeVe