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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS | 3 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex index 656cb73..c2a7c88 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex @@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ characters is assumed. \begin{methoddesc}[string]{find}{sub\optional{, start\optional{, end}}} Return the lowest index in the string where substring \var{sub} is found, such that \var{sub} is contained in the range [\var{start}, -\var{end}). Optional arguments \var{start} and \var{end} are +\var{end}]. Optional arguments \var{start} and \var{end} are interpreted as in slice notation. Return \code{-1} if \var{sub} is not found. \end{methoddesc} @@ -1598,6 +1598,10 @@ flush the read-ahead buffer. \begin{methoddesc}[file]{tell}{} Return the file's current position, like \code{stdio}'s \cfunction{ftell()}. + + \note{On Windows, \method{tell()} can return illegal values (after an + \cfunction{fgets()}) when reading files with \UNIX{}-style line-endings. + Use binary mode (\code{'rb'}) to circumvent this problem.} \end{methoddesc} \begin{methoddesc}[file]{truncate}{\optional{size}} @@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ Tests Documentation ------------- +- Bug #1396471: Document that Windows' ftell() can return invalid + values for text files with UNIX-style line endings. + - Bug #1274828: Document os.path.splitunc(). - Bug #1190204: Clarify which directories are searched by site.py. |