[Python-Dev] just say no...

[Skip Montanaro]

    >> FYI, the next version of the proposal ...  File objects opened in
    >> text mode will use "t#" and binary ones use "s#".

    Tim> Am I the only one who sees magical distinctions between text and
    Tim> binary mode as a Really Bad Idea? 

No.

    Tim> I wouldn't have guessed the Unix natives here would quietly
    Tim> acquiesce to importing a bit of Windows madness <wink>.

We figured you and Guido would come to our rescue... ;-)

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