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-rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libfileinput.tex | 18 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Lib/fileinput.py | 26 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Lib/test/test_fileinput.py | 19 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS | 3 |
4 files changed, 51 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfileinput.tex b/Doc/lib/libfileinput.tex index b6186dc..9e16f44 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfileinput.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfileinput.tex @@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ empty. If a filename is \code{'-'}, it is also replaced by it as the first argument to \function{input()}. A single file name is also allowed. -All files are opened in text mode. If an I/O error occurs during -opening or reading a file, \exception{IOError} is raised. +All files are opened in text mode by default, but you can override this by +specifying the \var{mode} parameter in the call to \function{input()} +or \class{FileInput()}. If an I/O error occurs during opening or reading +a file, \exception{IOError} is raised. If \code{sys.stdin} is used more than once, the second and further use will return no lines, except perhaps for interactive use, or if it has @@ -44,12 +46,14 @@ is present. The following function is the primary interface of this module: \begin{funcdesc}{input}{\optional{files\optional{, - inplace\optional{, backup}}}} + inplace\optional{, backup\optional{, mode}}}}} Create an instance of the \class{FileInput} class. The instance will be used as global state for the functions of this module, and is also returned to use during iteration. The parameters to this function will be passed along to the constructor of the \class{FileInput} class. + + \versionchanged[Added the \var{mode} parameter]{2.5} \end{funcdesc} @@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ The class which implements the sequence behavior provided by the module is available for subclassing as well: \begin{classdesc}{FileInput}{\optional{files\optional{, - inplace\optional{, backup}}}} + inplace\optional{, backup\optional{, mode}}}}} Class \class{FileInput} is the implementation; its methods \method{filename()}, \method{fileno()}, \method{lineno()}, \method{fileline()}, \method{isfirstline()}, \method{isstdin()}, @@ -122,6 +126,12 @@ module is available for subclassing as well: which implements the sequence behavior. The sequence must be accessed in strictly sequential order; random access and \method{readline()} cannot be mixed. + + With \var{mode} you can specify which file mode will be passed to + \function{open()}. It must be one of \code{'r'}, \code{'rU'}, + \code{'U'} and \code{'rb'}. + + \versionchanged[Added the \var{mode} parameter]{2.5} \end{classdesc} \strong{Optional in-place filtering:} if the keyword argument diff --git a/Lib/fileinput.py b/Lib/fileinput.py index 692eeea..004cf09 100644 --- a/Lib/fileinput.py +++ b/Lib/fileinput.py @@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ numbers are zero; nextfile() has no effect. After all lines have been read, filename() and the line number functions return the values pertaining to the last line read; nextfile() has no effect. -All files are opened in text mode. If an I/O error occurs during -opening or reading a file, the IOError exception is raised. +All files are opened in text mode by default, you can override this by +setting the mode parameter to input() or FileInput.__init__(). +If an I/O error occurs during opening or reading a file, the IOError +exception is raised. If sys.stdin is used more than once, the second and further use will return no lines, except perhaps for interactive use, or if it has been @@ -72,7 +74,6 @@ buffer size. XXX Possible additions: - optional getopt argument processing -- specify open mode ('r' or 'rb') - isatty() - read(), read(size), even readlines() @@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ _state = None DEFAULT_BUFSIZE = 8*1024 -def input(files=None, inplace=0, backup="", bufsize=0): - """input([files[, inplace[, backup]]]) +def input(files=None, inplace=0, backup="", bufsize=0, mode="r"): + """input([files[, inplace[, backup[, mode]]]]) Create an instance of the FileInput class. The instance will be used as global state for the functions of this module, and is also returned @@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ def input(files=None, inplace=0, backup="", bufsize=0): global _state if _state and _state._file: raise RuntimeError, "input() already active" - _state = FileInput(files, inplace, backup, bufsize) + _state = FileInput(files, inplace, backup, bufsize, mode) return _state def close(): @@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ def isstdin(): return _state.isstdin() class FileInput: - """class FileInput([files[, inplace[, backup]]]) + """class FileInput([files[, inplace[, backup[, mode]]]]) Class FileInput is the implementation of the module; its methods filename(), lineno(), fileline(), isfirstline(), isstdin(), fileno(), @@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ class FileInput: sequential order; random access and readline() cannot be mixed. """ - def __init__(self, files=None, inplace=0, backup="", bufsize=0): + def __init__(self, files=None, inplace=0, backup="", bufsize=0, mode="r"): if isinstance(files, basestring): files = (files,) else: @@ -216,6 +217,11 @@ class FileInput: self._backupfilename = None self._buffer = [] self._bufindex = 0 + # restrict mode argument to reading modes + if mode not in ('r', 'rU', 'U', 'rb'): + raise ValueError("FileInput opening mode must be one of " + "'r', 'rU', 'U' and 'rb'") + self._mode = mode def __del__(self): self.close() @@ -307,7 +313,7 @@ class FileInput: except os.error: pass # The next few lines may raise IOError os.rename(self._filename, self._backupfilename) - self._file = open(self._backupfilename, "r") + self._file = open(self._backupfilename, self._mode) try: perm = os.fstat(self._file.fileno()).st_mode except OSError: @@ -326,7 +332,7 @@ class FileInput: sys.stdout = self._output else: # This may raise IOError - self._file = open(self._filename, "r") + self._file = open(self._filename, self._mode) self._buffer = self._file.readlines(self._bufsize) self._bufindex = 0 if not self._buffer: diff --git a/Lib/test/test_fileinput.py b/Lib/test/test_fileinput.py index be4cb8e..4080a25 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_fileinput.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_fileinput.py @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Tests for fileinput module. Nick Mathewson ''' -from test.test_support import verify, verbose, TESTFN +from test.test_support import verify, verbose, TESTFN, TestFailed import sys, os, re from StringIO import StringIO from fileinput import FileInput @@ -183,3 +183,20 @@ try: verify(fi.fileno() == -1) finally: remove_tempfiles(t1, t2) + +if verbose: + print "17. Specify opening mode" +try: + # invalid mode, should raise ValueError + fi = FileInput(mode="w") + raise TestFailed("FileInput should reject invalid mode argument") +except ValueError: + pass +try: + # try opening in universal newline mode + t1 = writeTmp(1, ["A\nB\r\nC\rD"]) + fi = FileInput(files=t1, mode="U") + lines = list(fi) + verify(lines == ["A\n", "B\n", "C\n", "D"]) +finally: + remove_tempfiles(t1) @@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ Extension Modules Library ------- +- Patch #1212287: fileinput.input() now has a mode parameter for + specifying the file mode input files should be opened with. + - Patch #1215184: fileinput now has a fileno() function for getting the current file number. |