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authorBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2009-10-20 21:56:16 (GMT)
committerBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2009-10-20 21:56:16 (GMT)
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clarify the buffer arg
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*buffering* is an optional integer used to set the buffering policy. By
default full buffering is on. Pass 0 to switch buffering off (only allowed
- in binary mode), 1 to set line buffering, and an integer > 1 for full
- buffering.
+ in binary mode), 1 to set line buffering, and an integer > 1 to indicate the
+ size of the buffer.
*encoding* is the name of the encoding used to decode or encode the file.
This should only be used in text mode. The default encoding is platform