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diff --git a/Doc/library/bz2.rst b/Doc/library/bz2.rst index ed281bd..3ff227b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/bz2.rst +++ b/Doc/library/bz2.rst @@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ Handling of compressed files is offered by the :class:`BZ2File` class. Support for the :keyword:`with` statement was added. + .. note:: + + This class does not support input files containing multiple streams (such + as those produced by the :program:`pbzip2` tool). When reading such an + input file, only the first stream will be accessible. If you require + support for multi-stream files, consider using the third-party `bz2file + module <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bz2file>`_ instead of this class. + + .. method:: close() Close the file. Sets data attribute :attr:`closed` to true. A closed file |