Raymond Hettinger <rhettin...@users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:
I don't agree that that was a worthy design goal. Tons of code (incl the old CPython successfully used the stdlib functions). IMO, a 3x or 4x falloff for binary reads/writes is a significant disincentive for adopting Py3.0. For binary reads/writes, I would like to see the open() factory function return the old, fast object instead to trying to slowly simulate it without adding any benefits noticeable to an end-user. IMO, it's a case of practicality beating purity. _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4561> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
