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SF #1479181: split open() and file() from being aliases for each other.

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Neal Norwitz 2006-05-02 04:43:14 +00:00
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@ -455,12 +455,7 @@ class C:
after any I/O has been performed, and there's no reliable way to
determine whether this is the case.}
The \function{file()} constructor is new in Python 2.2 and is an
alias for \function{open()}. Both spellings are equivalent. The
intent is for \function{open()} to continue to be preferred for use
as a factory function which returns a new \class{file} object. The
spelling, \class{file} is more suited to type testing (for example,
writing \samp{isinstance(f, file)}).
\versionadded{2.2}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{filter}{function, list}
@ -725,7 +720,10 @@ class C:
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{open}{filename\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}}
An alias for the \function{file()} function above.
A wrapper for the \function{file()} function above. The intent is
for \function{open()} to be preferred for use as a factory function
returning a new \class{file} object. \class{file} is more suited to
type testing (for example, writing \samp{isinstance(f, file)}).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{ord}{c}