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author | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2008-08-23 21:04:47 (GMT) |
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committer | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2008-08-23 21:04:47 (GMT) |
commit | 487b9dc00275aac69644e56f3f8937284e4612b5 (patch) | |
tree | fb6d1f719a230368fa48064b96908c87037e27e6 | |
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bring the PyFile docs into sync with reality
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/file.rst b/Doc/c-api/file.rst index f08a155..c76fd22 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/file.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/file.rst @@ -9,32 +9,8 @@ File Objects Python's built-in file objects are implemented entirely on the :ctype:`FILE\*` support from the C standard library. This is an implementation detail and may -change in future releases of Python. - - -.. ctype:: PyFileObject - - This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python file object. - - -.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyFile_Type - - .. index:: single: FileType (in module types) - - This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python file type. This is - exposed to Python programs as ``file`` and ``types.FileType``. - - -.. cfunction:: int PyFile_Check(PyObject *p) - - Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyFileObject` or a subtype of - :ctype:`PyFileObject`. - - -.. cfunction:: int PyFile_CheckExact(PyObject *p) - - Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyFileObject`, but not a subtype of - :ctype:`PyFileObject`. +change in future releases of Python. The ``PyFile_`` APIs are a wrapper over +the :mod:`io` module. .. cfunction:: PyFile_FromFd(int fd, char *name, char *mode, int buffering, char *encoding, char *newline, int closefd) @@ -74,39 +50,6 @@ change in future releases of Python. raised if the end of the file is reached immediately. -.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFile_Name(PyObject *p) - - Return the name of the file specified by *p* as a string object. - - -.. cfunction:: void PyFile_SetBufSize(PyFileObject *p, int n) - - .. index:: single: setvbuf() - - Available on systems with :cfunc:`setvbuf` only. This should only be called - immediately after file object creation. - - -.. cfunction:: int PyFile_SetEncoding(PyFileObject *p, const char *enc) - - Set the file's encoding for Unicode output to *enc*. Return 1 on success and 0 - on failure. - - -.. cfunction:: int PyFile_SoftSpace(PyObject *p, int newflag) - - .. index:: single: softspace (file attribute) - - This function exists for internal use by the interpreter. Set the - :attr:`softspace` attribute of *p* to *newflag* and return the previous value. - *p* does not have to be a file object for this function to work properly; any - object is supported (thought its only interesting if the :attr:`softspace` - attribute can be set). This function clears any errors, and will return ``0`` - as the previous value if the attribute either does not exist or if there were - errors in retrieving it. There is no way to detect errors from this function, - but doing so should not be needed. - - .. cfunction:: int PyFile_WriteObject(PyObject *obj, PyObject *p, int flags) .. index:: single: Py_PRINT_RAW |