.. method:: peek([n])
- Return 1 (or *n* if specified) bytes from a buffer without advancing the
- position. Only a single read on the raw stream is done to satisfy the
- call. The number of bytes returned may be less than requested since at
- most all the buffer's bytes from the current position to the end are
- returned.
+ Return bytes from the stream without advancing the position. Only a
+ single read on the raw stream is done to satisfy the call. The number of
+ bytes returned may be less or more than requested.
.. method:: read([n])