From: William Andrea Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:50:26 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Correct info about "f.read(size)". (GH13852) X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=faff81c05f838b0b7a64bbc8c53c02a9b04bb79d;p=python Correct info about "f.read(size)". (GH13852) In text mode, the "size" parameter indicates the number of characters, not bytes. --- diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst index fc2bd5578c..9fe1276ec9 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 (``''``). ::