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Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/codecs.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/codecs.py | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/codecs.py b/Lib/codecs.py index 44618cb..a70ed20 100644 --- a/Lib/codecs.py +++ b/Lib/codecs.py @@ -480,15 +480,17 @@ class StreamReader(Codec): self.charbuffer = self._empty_charbuffer.join(self.linebuffer) self.linebuffer = None + if chars < 0: + # For compatibility with other read() methods that take a + # single argument + chars = size + # read until we get the required number of characters (if available) while True: # can the request be satisfied from the character buffer? if chars >= 0: if len(self.charbuffer) >= chars: break - elif size >= 0: - if len(self.charbuffer) >= size: - break # we need more data if size < 0: newdata = self.stream.read() |