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authorRaymond Hettinger <rhettinger@users.noreply.github.com>2021-04-03 20:09:01 (GMT)
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Replace broken example code with correct simpler code. (GH-25162)
The open() was missing 'w' to indicate it was in a write-mode. Even then, the open().close() operation was distracting because it is an unusual way to "touch" as file. Using os.remove() instead is simpler and less distracting.
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@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ different, updated answers each time::
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>>> g.size # The games directory has three files
3
- >>> open('games/newfile').close() # Add a fourth file to the directory
+ >>> os.remove('games/chess') # Delete a game
>>> g.size # File count is automatically updated
- 4
+ 2
Besides showing how descriptors can run computations, this example also
reveals the purpose of the parameters to :meth:`__get__`. The *self*