[issue16358] Enhancement for mmap_read: Consistency with standard file read

2012-10-29 Thread Jesús Cea Avión
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[issue16358] Enhancement for mmap_read: Consistency with standard file read

2012-10-29 Thread R. David Murray
Changes by R. David Murray : -- resolution: -> duplicate stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed superseder: -> mmap.read requires an argument ___ Python tracker _

[issue16358] Enhancement for mmap_read: Consistency with standard file read

2012-10-29 Thread Elwyn Davies
New submission from Elwyn Davies: Enhancement requested for module mmap: Alter the interface of mmap.read from mmap.read(num) to mmap.read([num]) reading the whole file if no argument provided. The read function in the mmap module (Modules/mmapmodule.c) *requires* an argument whereas for the st