[issue5863] bz2.BZ2File should accept other file-like objects.

[Antoine Pitrou]

Antoine Pitrou <pitrou at free.fr> added the comment:

> Sorry, I'm giving up.

Indeed, I think only an extensive rewrite could fulfill the feature
request here.

> The copyright notice for bz2module.c lists "Gustavo Niemeyer" as one
> of the holders, is he the maintainer? Maybe he should be notified of
> this bug.

He hasn't been active for years, so I don't think he can still be
considered the maintainer.

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