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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1991-04-07 13:43:34 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1991-04-07 13:43:34 (GMT)
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This is no longer needed, since all these functions are now built-in
(with different interfaces). Change the module definition to call the built-in functions, for compatibility.
Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/lib-old/util.py')
-rw-r--r--Lib/lib-old/util.py17
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/lib-old/util.py b/Lib/lib-old/util.py
index 7a9caf7..bb0a870 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-old/util.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-old/util.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
# Module 'util' -- some useful functions that don't fit elsewhere
+# NB: These are now built-in functions, but this module is provided
+# for compatibility. Don't use in new programs unless you need backward
+# compatibility (with old interpreters).
+
# Remove an item from a list.
# No complaints if it isn't in the list at all.
# If it occurs more than once, remove the first occurrence.
#
def remove(item, list):
- for i in range(len(list)):
- if list[i] = item:
- del list[i]
- break
+ if item in list: list.remove(item)
# Return a string containing a file's contents.
@@ -21,10 +22,4 @@ def readfile(fn):
# Read an open file until EOF.
#
def readopenfile(fp):
- BUFSIZE = 512*8
- data = ''
- while 1:
- buf = fp.read(BUFSIZE)
- if not buf: break
- data = data + buf
- return data
+ return fp.read()