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@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ For data that is more regular (e.g. a homogeneous list of ints or floats),
you can also use the :mod:`array` module.
.. note::
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To read and write binary data, it is mandatory to open the file in
binary mode (here, passing ``"rb"`` to :func:`open`). If you use
``"r"`` instead (the default), the file will be open in text mode