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@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ I/O Base Classes
most *size* bytes will be read.
The line terminator is always ``b'\n'`` for binary files; for text files,
- the *newlines* argument to :func:`open` can be used to select the line
+ the *newline* argument to :func:`open` can be used to select the line
terminator(s) recognized.
.. method:: readlines(hint=-1)