[ python-Bugs-1603336 ] f=open fails with TypeError

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Bugs item #1603336, was opened at 2006-11-26 20:08
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.5
>Status: Pending
>Resolution: Works For Me
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Gibholio (gibholio)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: f=open fails with TypeError

Initial Comment:
I've found that Python 2.5 halts, giving a TypeError, when opening a file to write to.  This is the error (path is shortened for compactness):

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\...\BatchGen.py", line 32, in <module>
    f=open('ImGen.bat', 'w')
TypeError: an integer is required

I noticed that calling an external command via os.system() would always make the error occur, but now it is happening all the time.  I've tried this on two machines, both running Windows XP SP2.

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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2006-11-26 20:47

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This looks a bit fishy to me.

Are you sure that "open" isn't bound to something else in your script?
(Try replacing it with "file" for a start)

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