Claudio Grondi wrote:
> I was smart enough to try it first on a very small file wondering what
> was happening. Python documentation and even Google search after 'random
> file access in Python' were not helpful as there was no example and no
> hint available.
one would think that the repeated use of the word "truncate" in the
documentation for open/file would have provided the necessary hints:
"'w' for writing (truncating an existing file)"
"Modes 'r+', 'w+' and 'a+' open the file for updating
(note that 'w+' truncates the file)"
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