[Python-checkins] r69291 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
georg.brandl
python-checkins at python.org
Thu Feb 5 11:47:16 CET 2009
Author: georg.brandl
Date: Thu Feb 5 11:47:16 2009
New Revision: 69291
Log:
#5107: document that default encoding is the same as locale.getpreferredencoding().
Modified:
python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst (original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst Thu Feb 5 11:47:16 2009
@@ -666,9 +666,14 @@
Other common values are ``'w'`` for writing (truncating the file if it
already exists), and ``'a'`` for appending (which on *some* Unix systems,
means that *all* writes append to the end of the file regardless of the
- current seek position). In text mode, if *encoding* is not specified the
- encoding used is platform dependent. (For reading and writing raw bytes use
- binary mode and leave *encoding* unspecified.) The available modes are:
+ current seek position).
+
+ In text mode, if *encoding* is not specified the encoding used is the same as
+ returned by :func:`locale.getpreferredencoding`, if the :mod:`locale` module
+ is available, else ASCII. For reading and writing raw bytes, use binary mode
+ and leave *encoding* unspecified.
+
+ The available modes are:
========= ===============================================================
Character Meaning
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