[issue19627] python open built-in function - "updating" is not defined

2013-11-16 Thread Bulwersator
New submission from Bulwersator: see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1466000/python-open-built-in-function-difference-between-modes-a-a-w-w-and-r - "The Python docs conveniently leave out the crucial explanation that "open the file for updating" means "opens the file

[issue19627] python open built-in function - "updating" is not defined

2013-11-24 Thread Bulwersator
Bulwersator added the comment: yes, "open a disk file for updating (reading and writing)" is a good explanation -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.o