From de994d9130a4f1fddfc09195f79c2fde5ee5f884 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Skip Montanaro Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 17:20:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] indicate that 'b' is added to the mode flag if not given --- Doc/lib/libgzip.tex | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libgzip.tex b/Doc/lib/libgzip.tex index aab70a19f0..7a526b6f6d 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libgzip.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libgzip.tex @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ The \var{mode} argument can be any of \code{'r'}, \code{'rb'}, \code{'a'}, \code{'ab'}, \code{'w'}, or \code{'wb'}, depending on whether the file will be read or written. The default is the mode of \var{fileobj} if discernible; otherwise, the default is \code{'rb'}. -Be aware that only the \code{'rb'}, \code{'ab'}, and \code{'wb'} -values should be used for cross-platform portability. +If not given, the 'b' flag will be added to the mode to ensure the +file is opened in binary mode for cross-platform portability. The \var{compresslevel} argument is an integer from \code{1} to \code{9} controlling the level of compression; \code{1} is fastest and -- 2.40.0