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diff --git a/Doc/library/codecs.rst b/Doc/library/codecs.rst index 4a665f2..8225236 100644 --- a/Doc/library/codecs.rst +++ b/Doc/library/codecs.rst @@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ wider range of codecs when working with binary files: .. note:: - Underlying encoded files are always opened in binary mode. + If *encoding* is not ``None``, then the + underlying encoded files are always opened in binary mode. No automatic conversion of ``'\n'`` is done on reading and writing. The *mode* argument may be any binary mode acceptable to the built-in :func:`open` function; the ``'b'`` is automatically added. |