* **`'encoding=None'` means default encoding is used, which is platform dependent. Best practice is to use `"encoding='utf-8'"` whenever possible.**
* **`'endline=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.**
<li><strong><codeclass="python hljs"><spanclass="hljs-string">'encoding=None'</span></code> means default encoding is used, which is platform dependent. Best practice is to use <codeclass="python hljs"><spanclass="hljs-string">"encoding='utf-8'"</span></code> whenever possible.</strong></li>
<li><strong><codeclass="python hljs"><spanclass="hljs-string">'endline=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>