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authorC.A.M. Gerlach <CAM.Gerlach@Gerlach.CAM>2023-04-05 11:16:36 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2023-04-05 11:16:36 (GMT)
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gh-81762: Clarify and simplify description of print's flush param (#103264)
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@@ -1444,8 +1444,9 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
arguments are converted to text strings, :func:`print` cannot be used with
binary mode file objects. For these, use ``file.write(...)`` instead.
- Whether the output is buffered is usually determined by *file*, but if the
- *flush* keyword argument is true, the stream is forcibly flushed.
+ Output buffering is usually determined by *file*.
+ However, if *flush* is true, the stream is forcibly flushed.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.3
Added the *flush* keyword argument.