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Fri Nov 7 18:25:31 EST 2003 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-November/040113.html

> myFile = file(filename, 'rb')
> 
> (while of course we're going to keep accepting it forever) is not quite as=
>  
> readable and maintainable as, e.g.:
> 
> myFile = file(filename, file.READ + file.BINARY)

Actually, the default should be BINARY, however it works.  I think
it's insane that 'r' works on Unix but breaks on Windows when reading
a JPEG file.

Bill

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