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| author | Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net> | 2010-05-29 12:10:15 (GMT) |
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| committer | Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net> | 2010-05-29 12:10:15 (GMT) |
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r81595 | antoine.pitrou | 2010-05-29 14:08:25 +0200 (sam., 29 mai 2010) | 9 lines
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r81594 | antoine.pitrou | 2010-05-29 14:06:13 +0200 (sam., 29 mai 2010) | 3 lines
Issue #8840: Make documentation for truncate() clearer
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diff --git a/Doc/library/io.rst b/Doc/library/io.rst index 8bbd6cb..3e98ca9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/io.rst +++ b/Doc/library/io.rst @@ -309,10 +309,12 @@ I/O Base Classes .. method:: truncate(size=None) - Truncate the file to at most *size* bytes. *size* defaults to the current - file position, as returned by :meth:`tell`. Note that the current file - position isn't changed; if you want to change it to the new end of - file, you have to :meth:`seek()` explicitly. + Resize the stream to the given *size* in bytes (or the current position + if *size* is not specified). The current stream position isn't changed. + This resizing can extend or reduce the current file size. In case of + extension, the contents of the new file area depend on the platform + (on most systems, additional bytes are zero-filled, on Windows they're + undetermined). The new file size is returned. .. method:: writable() |