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:mod:`io` --- Core tools for working with streams |
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.. module:: io |
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:synopsis: Core tools for working with streams. |
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.. moduleauthor:: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> |
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.. moduleauthor:: Mike Verdone <mike.verdone@gmail.com> |
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.. moduleauthor:: Mark Russell <mark.russell@zen.co.uk> |
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.. sectionauthor:: Benjamin Peterson |
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.. versionadded:: 2.6 |
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The :mod:`io` module provides the Python interfaces to stream handling. The |
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builtin :func:`open` function is defined in this module. |
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At the top of the I/O hierarchy is the abstract base class :class:`IOBase`. It |
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defines the basic interface to a stream. Note, however, that there is no |
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seperation between reading and writing to streams; implementations are allowed |
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to throw an :exc:`IOError` if they do not support a given operation. |
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Extending :class:`IOBase` is :class:`RawIOBase` which deals simply with the |
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reading and writing of raw bytes to a stream. :class:`FileIO` subclasses |
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:class:`RawIOBase` to provide an interface to files in the machine's |
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file system. |
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:class:`BufferedIOBase` deals with buffering on a raw byte stream |
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(:class:`RawIOBase`). Its subclasses, :class:`BufferedWriter`, |
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:class:`BufferedReader`, and :class:`BufferedRWPair` buffer streams that are |
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readable, writable, and both readable and writable. |
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:class:`BufferedRandom` provides a buffered interface to random access |
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streams. :class:`BytesIO` is a simple stream of in-memory bytes. |
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Another :class:`IOBase` subclass, :class:`TextIOBase`, deals with |
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streams whose bytes represent text, and handles encoding and decoding |
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from and to strings. :class:`TextIOWrapper`, which extends it, is a |
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buffered text interface to a buffered raw stream |
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(:class:`BufferedIOBase`). Finally, :class:`StringIO` is an in-memory |
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stream for text. |
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Argument names are not part of the specification, and only the arguments of |
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:func:`open` are intended to be used as keyword arguments. |
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.. data:: DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE |
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An int containing the default buffer size used by the module's buffered I/O |
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classes. :func:`open` uses the file's blksize (as obtained by |
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:func:`os.stat`) if possible. |
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.. function:: open(file[, mode[, buffering[, encoding[, errors[, newline[, closefd=True]]]]]]) |
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Open *file* and return a stream. If the file cannot be opened, an |
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:exc:`IOError` is raised. |
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*file* is either a string giving the name (and the path if the file isn't in |
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the current working directory) of the file to be opened or a file |
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descriptor of the file to be opened. (If a file descriptor is given, |
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*mode* is an optional string that specifies the mode in which the file is |
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opened. It defaults to ``'r'`` which means open for reading in text mode. |
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Other common values are ``'w'`` for writing (truncating the file if it |
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already exists), and ``'a'`` for appending (which on *some* Unix systems, |
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means that *all* writes append to the end of the file regardless of the |
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current seek position). In text mode, if *encoding* is not specified the |
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binary mode and leave *encoding* unspecified.) The available modes are: |
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Character Meaning |
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``'r'`` open for reading (default) |
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``'w'`` open for writing, truncating the file first |
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``'a'`` open for writing, appending to the end of the file if it exists |
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``'b'`` binary mode |
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``'t'`` text mode (default) |
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``'+'`` open a disk file for updating (reading and writing) |
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The default mode is ``'rt'`` (open for reading text). For binary random |
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access, the mode ``'w+b'`` opens and truncates the file to 0 bytes, while |
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``'r+b'`` opens the file without truncation. |
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*buffering* is an optional integer used to set the buffering policy. By |
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default full buffering is on. Pass 0 to switch buffering off (only allowed |
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*encoding* is the name of the encoding used to decode or encode the file. |
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This should only be used in text mode. The default encoding is platform |
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*errors* is an optional string that specifies how encoding and decoding |
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errors are to be handled. Pass ``'strict'`` to raise a :exc:`ValueError` |
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exception if there is an encoding error (the default of ``None`` has the same |
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effect), or pass ``'ignore'`` to ignore errors. (Note that ignoring encoding |
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(such as ``'?'``) to be inserted where there is malformed data. When |
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reference) or ``'backslashreplace'`` (replace with backslashed escape |
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sequences) can be used. Any other error handling name that has been |
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*newline* controls how universal newlines works (it only applies to text |
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mode). It can be ``None``, ``''``, ``'\n'``, ``'\r'``, and ``'\r\n'``. It |
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* On input, if *newline* is ``None``, universal newlines mode is enabled. |
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Lines in the input can end in ``'\n'``, ``'\r'``, or ``'\r\n'``, and these |
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are translated into ``'\n'`` before being returned to the caller. If it is |
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``''``, universal newline mode is enabled, but line endings are returned to |
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the caller untranslated. If it has any of the other legal values, input |
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returned to the caller untranslated. |
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* On output, if *newline* is ``None``, any ``'\n'`` characters written are |
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translated to the system default line separator, :data:`os.linesep`. If |
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*newline* is ``''``, no translation takes place. If *newline* is any of |
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the other legal values, any ``'\n'`` characters written are translated to |
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the given string. |
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If *closefd* is ``False`` and a file descriptor rather than a |
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filename was given, the underlying file descriptor will be kept open |
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when the file is closed. If a filename is given *closefd* has no |
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effect but must be ``True`` (the default). |
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The type of file object returned by the :func:`open` function depends |
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on the mode. When :func:`open` is used to open a file in a text mode |
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(``'w'``, ``'r'``, ``'wt'``, ``'rt'``, etc.), it returns a |
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:class:`TextIOWrapper`. When used to open a file in a binary mode, |
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the returned class varies: in read binary mode, it returns a |
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:class:`BufferedReader`; in write binary and append binary modes, it |
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returns a :class:`BufferedWriter`, and in read/write mode, it returns |
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a :class:`BufferedRandom`. |
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It is also possible to use a string or bytearray as a file for both reading |
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and writing. For strings :class:`StringIO` can be used like a file opened in |
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a text mode, and for bytearrays a :class:`BytesIO` can be used like a |
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file opened in a binary mode. |
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.. exception:: BlockingIOError |
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Error raised when blocking would occur on a non-blocking stream. It inherits |
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:exc:`IOError`. |
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In addition to those of :exc:`IOError`, :exc:`BlockingIOError` has one |
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attribute: |
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.. attribute:: characters_written |
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An integer containing the number of characters written to the stream |
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before it blocked. |
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.. exception:: UnsupportedOperation |
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An exception inheriting :exc:`IOError` and :exc:`ValueError` that is raised |
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when an unsupported operation is called on a stream. |
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I/O Base Classes |
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.. class:: IOBase |
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The abstract base class for all I/O classes, acting on streams of bytes. |
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There is no public constructor. |
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This class provides empty abstract implementations for many methods |
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that derived classes can override selectively; the default |
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implementations represent a file that cannot be read, written or |
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seeked. |
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Even though :class:`IOBase` does not declare :meth:`read`, :meth:`readinto`, |
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or :meth:`write` because their signatures will vary, implementations and |
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clients should consider those methods part of the interface. Also, |
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implementations may raise a :exc:`IOError` when operations they do not |
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support are called. |
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The basic type used for binary data read from or written to a file is |
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:class:`bytes`. :class:`bytearray`\s are accepted too, and in some cases |
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(such as :class:`readinto`) required. Text I/O classes work with |
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:class:`str` data. |
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Note that calling any method (even inquiries) on a closed stream is |
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undefined. Implementations may raise :exc:`IOError` in this case. |
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IOBase (and its subclasses) support the iterator protocol, meaning that an |
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:class:`IOBase` object can be iterated over yielding the lines in a stream. |
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IOBase is also a context manager and therefore supports the |
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:keyword:`with` statement. In this example, *file* is closed after the |
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:keyword:`with` statement's suite is finished---even if an exception occurs:: |
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with open('spam.txt', 'w') as file: |
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file.write('Spam and eggs!') |
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:class:`IOBase` provides these data attributes and methods: |
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.. method:: close() |
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Flush and close this stream. This method has no effect if the file is |
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already closed. |
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.. attribute:: closed |
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True if the stream is closed. |
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.. method:: fileno() |
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Return the underlying file descriptor (an integer) of the stream if it |
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exists. An :exc:`IOError` is raised if the IO object does not use a file |
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descriptor. |
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.. method:: flush() |
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Flush the write buffers of the stream if applicable. This does nothing |
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for read-only and non-blocking streams. |
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.. method:: isatty() |
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Return ``True`` if the stream is interactive (i.e., connected to |
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a terminal/tty device). |
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.. method:: readable() |
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Return ``True`` if the stream can be read from. If False, :meth:`read` |
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will raise :exc:`IOError`. |
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.. method:: readline([limit]) |
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Read and return one line from the stream. If *limit* is specified, at |
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most *limit* bytes will be read. |
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The line terminator is always ``b'\n'`` for binary files; for text files, |
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the *newlines* argument to :func:`open` can be used to select the line |
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terminator(s) recognized. |
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.. method:: readlines([hint]) |
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Read and return a list of lines from the stream. *hint* can be specified |
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to control the number of lines read: no more lines will be read if the |
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total size (in bytes/characters) of all lines so far exceeds *hint*. |
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.. method:: seek(offset[, whence]) |
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Change the stream position to the given byte *offset*. *offset* is |
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interpreted relative to the position indicated by *whence*. Values for |
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*whence* are: |
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* ``0`` -- start of the stream (the default); *offset* should be zero or positive |
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* ``1`` -- current stream position; *offset* may be negative |
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* ``2`` -- end of the stream; *offset* is usually negative |
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Return the new absolute position. |
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.. method:: seekable() |
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Return ``True`` if the stream supports random access. If ``False``, |
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:meth:`seek`, :meth:`tell` and :meth:`truncate` will raise :exc:`IOError`. |
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.. method:: tell() |
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Return the current stream position. |
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.. method:: truncate([size]) |
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Truncate the file to at most *size* bytes. *size* defaults to the current |
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file position, as returned by :meth:`tell`. |
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.. method:: writable() |
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Return ``True`` if the stream supports writing. If ``False``, |
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:meth:`write` and :meth:`truncate` will raise :exc:`IOError`. |
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.. method:: writelines(lines) |
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Write a list of lines to the stream. Line separators are not added, so it |
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is usual for each of the lines provided to have a line separator at the |
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end. |
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.. class:: RawIOBase |
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Base class for raw binary I/O. It inherits :class:`IOBase`. There is no |
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public constructor. |
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In addition to the attributes and methods from :class:`IOBase`, |
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RawIOBase provides the following methods: |
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.. method:: read([n]) |
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Read and return all the bytes from the stream until EOF, or if *n* is |
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specified, up to *n* bytes. Only one system call is ever made. An empty |
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bytes object is returned on EOF; ``None`` is returned if the object is set |
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not to block and has no data to read. |
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.. method:: readall() |
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Read and return all the bytes from the stream until EOF, using multiple |
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calls to the stream if necessary. |
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.. method:: readinto(b) |
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Read up to len(b) bytes into bytearray *b* and return the number of bytes |
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read. |
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322 |
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.. method:: write(b) |
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324 |
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Write the given bytes or bytearray object, *b*, to the underlying raw |
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stream and return the number of bytes written (This is never less than |
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``len(b)``, since if the write fails, an :exc:`IOError` will be raised). |
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328 |
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329 |
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Raw File I/O |
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------------ |
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332 |
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.. class:: FileIO(name[, mode]) |
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334 |
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:class:`FileIO` represents a file containing bytes data. It implements |
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the :class:`RawIOBase` interface (and therefore the :class:`IOBase` |
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interface, too). |
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338 |
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The *mode* can be ``'r'``, ``'w'`` or ``'a'`` for reading (default), writing, |
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or appending. The file will be created if it doesn't exist when opened for |
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writing or appending; it will be truncated when opened for writing. Add a |
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``'+'`` to the mode to allow simultaneous reading and writing. |
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343 |
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In addition to the attributes and methods from :class:`IOBase` and |
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:class:`RawIOBase`, :class:`FileIO` provides the following data |
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346 |
attributes and methods: |
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347 |
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.. attribute:: mode |
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349 |
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The mode as given in the constructor. |
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|
351 |
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.. attribute:: name |
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353 |
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The file name. This is the file descriptor of the file when no name is |
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given in the constructor. |
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|
356 |
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.. method:: read([n]) |
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358 |
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Read and return at most *n* bytes. Only one system call is made, so it is |
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possible that less data than was requested is returned. Use :func:`len` |
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on the returned bytes object to see how many bytes were actually returned. |
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(In non-blocking mode, ``None`` is returned when no data is available.) |
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|
363 |
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.. method:: readall() |
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|
365 |
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366 |
Read and return the entire file's contents in a single bytes object. As |
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367 |
much as immediately available is returned in non-blocking mode. If the |
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EOF has been reached, ``b''`` is returned. |
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|
369 |
|
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.. method:: write(b) |
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|
371 |
|
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372 |
Write the bytes or bytearray object, *b*, to the file, and return |
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373 |
the number actually written. Only one system call is made, so it |
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is possible that only some of the data is written. |
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|
375 |
|
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Note that the inherited ``readinto()`` method should not be used on |
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:class:`FileIO` objects. |
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|
378 |
|
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|
379 |
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|
380 |
Buffered Streams |
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|
381 |
---------------- |
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|
382 |
|
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.. class:: BufferedIOBase |
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|
384 |
|
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Base class for streams that support buffering. It inherits :class:`IOBase`. |
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|
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There is no public constructor. |
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|
387 |
|
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|
388 |
The main difference with :class:`RawIOBase` is that the :meth:`read` method |
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supports omitting the *size* argument, and does not have a default |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
390 |
implementation that defers to :meth:`readinto`. |
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|
391 |
|
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|
392 |
In addition, :meth:`read`, :meth:`readinto`, and :meth:`write` may raise |
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:exc:`BlockingIOError` if the underlying raw stream is in non-blocking mode |
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394 |
and not ready; unlike their raw counterparts, they will never return |
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``None``. |
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|
396 |
|
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|
397 |
A typical implementation should not inherit from a :class:`RawIOBase` |
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|
398 |
implementation, but wrap one like :class:`BufferedWriter` and |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
399 |
:class:`BufferedReader`. |
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|
400 |
|
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|
401 |
:class:`BufferedIOBase` provides or overrides these methods in addition to |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
402 |
those from :class:`IOBase`: |
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|
403 |
|
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|
404 |
.. method:: read([n]) |
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|
405 |
|
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|
406 |
Read and return up to *n* bytes. If the argument is omitted, ``None``, or |
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negative, data is read and returned until EOF is reached. An empty bytes |
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|
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object is returned if the stream is already at EOF. |
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|
409 |
|
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|
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If the argument is positive, and the underlying raw stream is not |
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|
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interactive, multiple raw reads may be issued to satisfy the byte count |
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|
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(unless EOF is reached first). But for interactive raw streams, at most |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
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one raw read will be issued, and a short result does not imply that EOF is |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
414 |
imminent. |
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|
415 |
|
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|
416 |
A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is raised if the underlying raw stream has no |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
417 |
data at the moment. |
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|
418 |
|
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|
419 |
.. method:: readinto(b) |
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|
420 |
|
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|
421 |
Read up to len(b) bytes into bytearray *b* and return the number of bytes |
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|
422 |
read. |
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|
423 |
|
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|
424 |
Like :meth:`read`, multiple reads may be issued to the underlying raw |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
425 |
stream, unless the latter is 'interactive.' |
2fb8b9db1c86
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|
426 |
|
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|
427 |
A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is raised if the underlying raw stream has no |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
428 |
data at the moment. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
429 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
430 |
.. method:: write(b) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
431 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
432 |
Write the given bytes or bytearray object, *b*, to the underlying raw |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
433 |
stream and return the number of bytes written (never less than ``len(b)``, |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
434 |
since if the write fails an :exc:`IOError` will be raised). |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
435 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
436 |
A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is raised if the buffer is full, and the |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
437 |
underlying raw stream cannot accept more data at the moment. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
438 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
439 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
440 |
.. class:: BytesIO([initial_bytes]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
441 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
442 |
A stream implementation using an in-memory bytes buffer. It inherits |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
443 |
:class:`BufferedIOBase`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
444 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
445 |
The argument *initial_bytes* is an optional initial bytearray. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
446 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
447 |
:class:`BytesIO` provides or overrides these methods in addition to those |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
448 |
from :class:`BufferedIOBase` and :class:`IOBase`: |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
449 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
450 |
.. method:: getvalue() |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
451 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
452 |
Return ``bytes`` containing the entire contents of the buffer. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
453 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
454 |
.. method:: read1() |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
455 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
456 |
In :class:`BytesIO`, this is the same as :meth:`read`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
457 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
458 |
.. method:: truncate([size]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
459 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
460 |
Truncate the buffer to at most *size* bytes. *size* defaults to the |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
461 |
current stream position, as returned by :meth:`tell`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
462 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
463 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
464 |
.. class:: BufferedReader(raw[, buffer_size]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
465 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
466 |
A buffer for a readable, sequential :class:`RawIOBase` object. It inherits |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
467 |
:class:`BufferedIOBase`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
468 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
469 |
The constructor creates a :class:`BufferedReader` for the given readable |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
470 |
*raw* stream and *buffer_size*. If *buffer_size* is omitted, |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
471 |
:data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE` is used. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
472 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
473 |
:class:`BufferedReader` provides or overrides these methods in addition to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
474 |
those from :class:`BufferedIOBase` and :class:`IOBase`: |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
475 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
476 |
.. method:: peek([n]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
477 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
478 |
Return 1 (or *n* if specified) bytes from a buffer without advancing the |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
479 |
position. Only a single read on the raw stream is done to satisfy the |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
480 |
call. The number of bytes returned may be less than requested since at |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
481 |
most all the buffer's bytes from the current position to the end are |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
482 |
returned. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
483 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
484 |
.. method:: read([n]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
485 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
486 |
Read and return *n* bytes, or if *n* is not given or negative, until EOF |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
487 |
or if the read call would block in non-blocking mode. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
488 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
489 |
.. method:: read1(n) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
490 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
491 |
Read and return up to *n* bytes with only one call on the raw stream. If |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
492 |
at least one byte is buffered, only buffered bytes are returned. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
493 |
Otherwise, one raw stream read call is made. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
494 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
495 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
496 |
.. class:: BufferedWriter(raw[, buffer_size[, max_buffer_size]]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
497 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
498 |
A buffer for a writeable sequential RawIO object. It inherits |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
499 |
:class:`BufferedIOBase`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
500 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
501 |
The constructor creates a :class:`BufferedWriter` for the given writeable |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
502 |
*raw* stream. If the *buffer_size* is not given, it defaults to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
503 |
:data:`DEAFULT_BUFFER_SIZE`. If *max_buffer_size* is omitted, it defaults to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
504 |
twice the buffer size. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
505 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
506 |
:class:`BufferedWriter` provides or overrides these methods in addition to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
507 |
those from :class:`BufferedIOBase` and :class:`IOBase`: |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
508 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
509 |
.. method:: flush() |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
510 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
511 |
Force bytes held in the buffer into the raw stream. A |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
512 |
:exc:`BlockingIOError` should be raised if the raw stream blocks. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
513 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
514 |
.. method:: write(b) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
515 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
516 |
Write the bytes or bytearray object, *b*, onto the raw stream and return |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
517 |
the number of bytes written. A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is raised when the |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
518 |
raw stream blocks. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
519 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
520 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
521 |
.. class:: BufferedRWPair(reader, writer[, buffer_size[, max_buffer_size]]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
522 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
523 |
A combined buffered writer and reader object for a raw stream that can be |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
524 |
written to and read from. It has and supports both :meth:`read`, :meth:`write`, |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
525 |
and their variants. This is useful for sockets and two-way pipes. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
526 |
It inherits :class:`BufferedIOBase`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
527 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
528 |
*reader* and *writer* are :class:`RawIOBase` objects that are readable and |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
529 |
writeable respectively. If the *buffer_size* is omitted it defaults to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
530 |
:data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`. The *max_buffer_size* (for the buffered writer) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
531 |
defaults to twice the buffer size. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
532 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
533 |
:class:`BufferedRWPair` implements all of :class:`BufferedIOBase`\'s methods. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
534 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
535 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
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|
536 |
.. class:: BufferedRandom(raw[, buffer_size[, max_buffer_size]]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
537 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
538 |
A buffered interface to random access streams. It inherits |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
539 |
:class:`BufferedReader` and :class:`BufferedWriter`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
540 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
541 |
The constructor creates a reader and writer for a seekable raw stream, given |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
542 |
in the first argument. If the *buffer_size* is omitted it defaults to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
543 |
:data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`. The *max_buffer_size* (for the buffered writer) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
544 |
defaults to twice the buffer size. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
545 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
546 |
:class:`BufferedRandom` is capable of anything :class:`BufferedReader` or |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
547 |
:class:`BufferedWriter` can do. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
548 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
549 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
550 |
Text I/O |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
551 |
-------- |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
552 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
553 |
.. class:: TextIOBase |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
554 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
555 |
Base class for text streams. This class provides a character and line based |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
556 |
interface to stream I/O. There is no :meth:`readinto` method because |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
557 |
Python's character strings are immutable. It inherits :class:`IOBase`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
558 |
There is no public constructor. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
559 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
560 |
:class:`TextIOBase` provides or overrides these data attributes and |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
561 |
methods in addition to those from :class:`IOBase`: |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
562 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
563 |
.. attribute:: encoding |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
564 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
565 |
The name of the encoding used to decode the stream's bytes into |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
566 |
strings, and to encode strings into bytes. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
567 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
568 |
.. attribute:: newlines |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
569 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
570 |
A string, a tuple of strings, or ``None``, indicating the newlines |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
571 |
translated so far. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
572 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
573 |
.. method:: read(n) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
574 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
575 |
Read and return at most *n* characters from the stream as a single |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
576 |
:class:`str`. If *n* is negative or ``None``, reads to EOF. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
577 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
578 |
.. method:: readline() |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
579 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
580 |
Read until newline or EOF and return a single ``str``. If the stream is |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
581 |
already at EOF, an empty string is returned. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
582 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
583 |
.. method:: write(s) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
584 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
585 |
Write the string *s* to the stream and return the number of characters |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
586 |
written. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
587 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
588 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
589 |
.. class:: TextIOWrapper(buffer[, encoding[, errors[, newline[, line_buffering]]]]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
590 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
591 |
A buffered text stream over a :class:`BufferedIOBase` raw stream, *buffer*. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
592 |
It inherits :class:`TextIOBase`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
593 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
594 |
*encoding* gives the name of the encoding that the stream will be decoded or |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
595 |
encoded with. It defaults to :func:`locale.getpreferredencoding`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
596 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
597 |
*errors* is an optional string that specifies how encoding and decoding |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
598 |
errors are to be handled. Pass ``'strict'`` to raise a :exc:`ValueError` |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
599 |
exception if there is an encoding error (the default of ``None`` has the same |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
600 |
effect), or pass ``'ignore'`` to ignore errors. (Note that ignoring encoding |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
601 |
errors can lead to data loss.) ``'replace'`` causes a replacement marker |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
602 |
(such as ``'?'``) to be inserted where there is malformed data. When |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
603 |
writing, ``'xmlcharrefreplace'`` (replace with the appropriate XML character |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
604 |
reference) or ``'backslashreplace'`` (replace with backslashed escape |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
605 |
sequences) can be used. Any other error handling name that has been |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
606 |
registered with :func:`codecs.register_error` is also valid. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
607 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
608 |
*newline* can be ``None``, ``''``, ``'\n'``, ``'\r'``, or ``'\r\n'``. It |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
609 |
controls the handling of line endings. If it is ``None``, universal newlines |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
610 |
is enabled. With this enabled, on input, the lines endings ``'\n'``, |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
611 |
``'\r'``, or ``'\r\n'`` are translated to ``'\n'`` before being returned to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
612 |
the caller. Conversely, on output, ``'\n'`` is translated to the system |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
613 |
default line seperator, :data:`os.linesep`. If *newline* is any other of its |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
614 |
legal values, that newline becomes the newline when the file is read and it |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
615 |
is returned untranslated. On output, ``'\n'`` is converted to the *newline*. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
616 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
617 |
If *line_buffering* is ``True``, :meth:`flush` is implied when a call to |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
618 |
write contains a newline character. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
619 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
620 |
:class:`TextIOWrapper` provides these data attributes in addition to those of |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
621 |
:class:`TextIOBase` and its parents: |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
622 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
623 |
.. attribute:: errors |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
624 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
625 |
The encoding and decoding error setting. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
626 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
627 |
.. attribute:: line_buffering |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
628 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
629 |
Whether line buffering is enabled. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
630 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
631 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
632 |
.. class:: StringIO([initial_value[, encoding[, errors[, newline]]]]) |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
633 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
634 |
An in-memory stream for text. It in inherits :class:`TextIOWrapper`. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
635 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
636 |
Create a new StringIO stream with an inital value, encoding, error handling, |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
637 |
and newline setting. See :class:`TextIOWrapper`\'s constructor for more |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
638 |
information. |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
639 |
|
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
640 |
:class:`StringIO` provides this method in addition to those from |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
641 |
:class:`TextIOWrapper` and its parents: |
2fb8b9db1c86
Initial QEMU (symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12) import
martin.trojer@nokia.com
parents:
diff
changeset
|
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Return a ``str`` containing the entire contents of the buffer. |
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.. class:: IncrementalNewlineDecoder |
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A helper codec that decodes newlines for universal newlines mode. It |
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inherits :class:`codecs.IncrementalDecoder`. |
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