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@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
*buffering* is an optional integer used to set the buffering policy. Pass 0
to switch buffering off (only allowed in binary mode), 1 to select line
buffering (only usable in text mode), and an integer > 1 to indicate the size
- of a fixed-size chunk buffer. When no *buffering* argument is given, the
- default buffering policy works as follows:
+ in bytes of a fixed-size chunk buffer. When no *buffering* argument is
+ given, the default buffering policy works as follows:
* Binary files are buffered in fixed-size chunks; the size of the buffer is
chosen using a heuristic trying to determine the underlying device's "block