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authorJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2015-07-29 14:29:47 -0400
committerJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2015-07-29 14:29:47 -0400
commitada5578f95bcd4b402e0e3111bb65cb70ee0daae (patch)
tree17c0deef71df49cc9a03121869f17d7ecfa995bb
parent8ed48182896729baf063e8bae349fc7f40917f08 (diff)
parent0598da39ec6ac40f9bebfe3495f47a0e350141ec (diff)
downloadcpython-git-ada5578f95bcd4b402e0e3111bb65cb70ee0daae.tar.gz
Merge with 3.5 for Issue #24729
-rw-r--r--Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst6
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
index 6f9c99daf9..c157f22e6c 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
@@ -247,8 +247,9 @@ writing. The *mode* argument is optional; ``'r'`` will be assumed if it's
omitted.
Normally, files are opened in :dfn:`text mode`, that means, you read and write
-strings from and to the file, which are encoded in a specific encoding (the
-default being UTF-8). ``'b'`` appended to the mode opens the file in
+strings from and to the file, which are encoded in a specific encoding. If
+encoding is not specified, the default is platform dependent (see
+:func:`open`). ``'b'`` appended to the mode opens the file in
:dfn:`binary mode`: now the data is read and written in the form of bytes
objects. This mode should be used for all files that don't contain text.
@@ -437,4 +438,3 @@ The reference for the :mod:`json` module contains an explanation of this.
written in other languages. It is also insecure by default:
deserializing pickle data coming from an untrusted source can execute
arbitrary code, if the data was crafted by a skilled attacker.
-
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 59f6af8e0f..2c5d17a4de 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ Documentation
- Issue #23589: Remove duplicate sentence from the FAQ. Patch by Yongzhi Pan.
+- Issue #24729: Correct IO tutorial to match implementation regarding
+ encoding parameter to open function.
+
What's New in Python 3.5.0 beta 4?
==================================