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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst index fc2bd55..9fe1276 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst @@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ To read a file's contents, call ``f.read(size)``, which reads some quantity of data and returns it as a string (in text mode) or bytes object (in binary mode). *size* is an optional numeric argument. When *size* is omitted or negative, the entire contents of the file will be read and returned; it's your problem if the -file is twice as large as your machine's memory. Otherwise, at most *size* bytes -are read and returned. +file is twice as large as your machine's memory. Otherwise, at most *size* +characters (in text mode) or *size* bytes (in binary mode) are read and returned. If the end of the file has been reached, ``f.read()`` will return an empty string (``''``). :: |