[Python-3000] Radical idea: remove built-in open (require import io)

[Guido van Rossum]

On 5/18/07, Baptiste Carvello <baptiste13 at altern.org> wrote:
> Guido van Rossum a écrit :
> > Do people think it would be too radical if the built-in open()
> > function was removed altogether, requiring all code that opens files
> > to import the io module first? This would make it easier to identify
> > modules that engage in I/O.
>
> -1
>
> Will someone think of the interactive users ?

What kind of interactive use are you making of open()?

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