[Python-Dev] file() or open()?

[Guido van Rossum]

> I have always used open() myself. does this mean we should continue
> to use open()?

IMO, yes.  My posting was intended to draw attention to the fact that
apparently some developers think differently.  I'm hoping to revert
their opinions unless there's a really good reason to switch to
file().

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)