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 * **`'encoding=None'` means default encoding is used, which is platform dependent. Best practice is to use `'encoding="utf-8"'` whenever possible.**
 * **`'newline=None'` means all different end of line combinations are converted to '\n' on read, while on write all '\n' characters are converted to system's default line separator.**
-* **`'newline=""'` means no conversions take place, but lines are still broken on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.**
+* **`'newline=""'` means no conversions take place, but lines are still broken by readline() on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.**
 
 ### Modes
 * **`'r'`  - Read (default).**
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 <li><strong><code class="python hljs"><span class="hljs-string">'encoding=None'</span></code> means default encoding is used, which is platform dependent. Best practice is to use <code class="python hljs"><span class="hljs-string">'encoding="utf-8"'</span></code> whenever possible.</strong></li>
 <li><strong><code class="python hljs"><span class="hljs-string">'newline=None'</span></code> means all different end of line combinations are converted to '\n' on read, while on write all '\n' characters are converted to system's default line separator.</strong></li>
-<li><strong><code class="python hljs"><span class="hljs-string">'newline=""'</span></code> means no conversions take place, but lines are still broken on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.</strong></li>
+<li><strong><code class="python hljs"><span class="hljs-string">'newline=""'</span></code> means no conversions take place, but lines are still broken by readline() on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.</strong></li>
 </ul>
 <h3 id="modes">Modes</h3>
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