From dff04f44bc0a6f2964b71581934fb1d3f7335fd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Terry Jan Reedy Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:56:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Issue #17418: specify that buffer sizes are bytes as soon as possible. --- Doc/library/functions.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 99f8335fd92..93d35f84afb 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. *buffering* is an optional integer used to set the buffering policy. Pass 0 to switch buffering off (only allowed in binary mode), 1 to select line buffering (only usable in text mode), and an integer > 1 to indicate the size - of a fixed-size chunk buffer. When no *buffering* argument is given, the - default buffering policy works as follows: + in bytes of a fixed-size chunk buffer. When no *buffering* argument is + given, the default buffering policy works as follows: * Binary files are buffered in fixed-size chunks; the size of the buffer is chosen using a heuristic trying to determine the underlying device's "block