[Python-checkins] r72576 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/sys.rst

[benjamin.peterson]

Author: benjamin.peterson
Date: Tue May 12 05:01:51 2009
New Revision: 72576

Log:
detach() is a nifty trick for making std* binary

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/sys.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/sys.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/sys.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/sys.rst	Tue May 12 05:01:51 2009
@@ -781,11 +781,10 @@
    :func:`os.popen`, :func:`os.system` or the :func:`exec\*` family of functions in
    the :mod:`os` module.)
 
-   .. note::
-
-      The standard streams are in text mode by default.  To write or read binary
-      data to these, use the underlying binary buffer.  For example, to write
-      bytes to :data:`stdout`, use ``sys.stdout.buffer.write(b'abc')``.
+   The standard streams are in text mode by default.  To write or read binary
+   data to these, use the underlying binary buffer.  For example, to write bytes
+   to :data:`stdout`, use ``sys.stdout.buffer.write(b'abc')``.  Using
+   :meth:`io.TextIOWrapper.detach` streams can be made binary by default.
 
 
 .. data:: __stdin__