fp = file('filename', 'rb')The 'b' on the end being the most important ingredient (especially on Windows as a simple 'r' on a binary file might cause some sort of corruption).
Anyway, am I right in saying this? That 'rb' is the safest way to open files for reading and that it should work well on *all* Python supported platforms?
Many thanks,
RBT -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
