[Tim Peters] >>Yes: regardless of platform, always open files used for pickles >> in binary mode. ...
[John Machin] > Tim, the manual as of version 2.4 does _not_ mention the need > to use 'b' on OSes where it makes a difference, not even in the > examples at the end of the chapter. Further, it still refers to > protocol 0 as 'text' in several places. There is also a reference to > protocol 0 files being viewable in a text editor. > > In other words, enough to lead even the most careful Reader of > TFM up the garden path :-) Take the next step: submit a patch with corrected text. I'm not paid to work on the Python docs either <0.5 wink>. (BTW, protocol 0 files are viewable in a text editor regardless, although the line ends may "look funny") -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
