* **`'encoding=None'` means default encoding is used, which is platform dependent. Best practice is to use `'encoding="utf-8"'` whenever possible.**
* **`'encoding=None'` means that the 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=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 input is still broken into chunks by readline() and readlines() on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.**
* **`'newline=""'` means no conversions take place, but input is still broken into chunks by readline() and readlines() on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.**
@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ Open
```python
```python
<file>.write(<str/bytes>) # Writes a string or bytes object.
<file>.write(<str/bytes>) # Writes a string or bytes object.
<file>.writelines(<coll.>) # Writes a coll. of strings or bytes objects.
<file>.writelines(<collection>) # Writes a coll. of strings or bytes objects.
<file>.flush() # Flushes write buffer.
<file>.flush() # Flushes write buffer.
```
```
* **Methods do not add or strip trailing newlines, even writelines().**
* **Methods do not add or strip trailing newlines, even writelines().**
<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">'encoding=None'</span></code> means that the 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">'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><codeclass="python hljs"><spanclass="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><codeclass="python hljs"><spanclass="hljs-string">'newline=""'</span></code> means no conversions take place, but input is still broken into chunks by readline() and readlines() on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.</strong></li>
<li><strong><codeclass="python hljs"><spanclass="hljs-string">'newline=""'</span></code> means no conversions take place, but input is still broken into chunks by readline() and readlines() on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.</strong></li>
</ul>
</ul>
@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ value = args.<name>
<str/bytes> = next(<file>) <spanclass="hljs-comment"># Returns a line using buffer. Do not mix.</span>
<str/bytes> = next(<file>) <spanclass="hljs-comment"># Returns a line using buffer. Do not mix.</span>
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</code></pre>
<pre><codeclass="python language-python hljs"><file>.write(<str/bytes>) <spanclass="hljs-comment"># Writes a string or bytes object.</span>
<pre><codeclass="python language-python hljs"><file>.write(<str/bytes>) <spanclass="hljs-comment"># Writes a string or bytes object.</span>
<file>.writelines(<coll.>) <spanclass="hljs-comment"># Writes a coll. of strings or bytes objects.</span>
<file>.writelines(<collection>)<spanclass="hljs-comment"># Writes a coll. of strings or bytes objects.</span>
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