Various io doc updates
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@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ I/O Base Classes
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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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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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@ -234,18 +234,18 @@ I/O Base Classes
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.. method:: isatty()
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Returns ``True`` if the stream is interactive (i.e., connected to
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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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Returns ``True`` if the stream can be read from. If False,
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:meth:`read` will raise :exc:`IOError`.
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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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Reads and returns one line from the stream. If *limit* is
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specified, at most *limit* bytes will be read.
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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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@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ I/O Base Classes
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.. method:: readlines([hint])
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Returns a list of lines from the stream. *hint* can be specified to
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control the number of lines read: no more lines will be read if the total
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size (in bytes/characters) of all lines so far exceeds *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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@ -267,33 +267,32 @@ I/O Base Classes
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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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Returns the new absolute position.
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Return the new absolute position.
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.. method:: seekable()
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Returns ``True`` if the stream supports random access. If
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``False``, :meth:`seek`, :meth:`tell` and :meth:`truncate` will
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raise :exc:`IOError`.
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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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Returns the current stream position.
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Return the current stream position.
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.. method:: truncate([size])
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Truncates the file to at most *size* bytes. *size* defaults to the current
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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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Returns ``True`` if the stream supports writing. If ``False``,
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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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Writes a list of lines to the stream. Line separators are not
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added, so it is usual for each of the lines provided to have a
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line separator at the end.
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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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.. method:: read([n])
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Reads and returns all the bytes from the stream until EOF, or if *n* is
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specified, up to *n* bytes. An empty bytes object is returned on EOF;
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``None`` is returned if the object is set not to block and has no data to
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read.
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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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Reads and returns all the bytes from the stream until EOF, using
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multiple calls to the stream if necessary.
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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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Reads up to len(b) bytes into bytearray *b* and returns the number
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of bytes read.
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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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.. method:: write(b)
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Writes the given bytes or bytearray object, *b*, to the underlying
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raw stream and returns the number of bytes written (never less
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than ``len(b)``, since if the write fails an :exc:`IOError` will
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be raised).
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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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Raw File I/O
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.. attribute:: name
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The file name.
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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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.. method:: read([n])
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Reads and returns at most *n* bytes. Only one system call is made, so
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it is possible that less data than was requested is returned. Call
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:func:`len` on the returned bytes object to see how many bytes
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were actually returned (In non-blocking mode, ``None`` is returned
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when no data is available.)
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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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.. method:: readall()
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Reads and returns the entire file's contents in a single bytes
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object. As much as immediately available is returned in
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non-blocking mode. If the EOF has been reached, ``b''`` is
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returned.
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Read and return the entire file's contents in a single bytes object. As
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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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.. method:: write(b)
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.. method:: read([n])
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Reads and returns up to *n* bytes. If the argument is omitted, ``None``, or
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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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object is returned if the stream is already at EOF.
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.. method:: readinto(b)
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Reads up to len(b) bytes into bytearray *b* and returns the number of bytes
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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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Like :meth:`read`, multiple reads may be issued to the underlying raw
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.. method:: write(b)
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Writes the given bytes or bytearray object, *b*, to the underlying
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raw stream and returns the number of bytes written (never less than
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``len(b)``, since if the write fails an :exc:`IOError` will
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be raised).
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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 (never less than ``len(b)``,
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since if the write fails an :exc:`IOError` will be raised).
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A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is raised if the buffer is full, and the
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underlying raw stream cannot accept more data at the moment.
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.. method:: getvalue()
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Returns a bytes object containing the entire contents of the
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buffer.
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Return ``bytes`` containing the entire contents of the buffer.
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.. method:: read1()
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.. method:: truncate([size])
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Truncates the buffer to at most *size* bytes. *size* defaults to the current
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stream position, as returned by :meth:`tell`.
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Truncate the buffer to at most *size* bytes. *size* defaults to the
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current stream position, as returned by :meth:`tell`.
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.. class:: BufferedReader(raw[, buffer_size])
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.. method:: peek([n])
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Returns 1 (or *n* if specified) bytes from a buffer without
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advancing the position. Only a single read on the raw stream is done to
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satisfy the call. The number of bytes returned may be less than
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requested since at most all the buffer's bytes from the current
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position to the end are returned.
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Return 1 (or *n* if specified) bytes from a buffer without advancing the
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position. Only a single read on the raw stream is done to satisfy the
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call. The number of bytes returned may be less than requested since at
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most all the buffer's bytes from the current position to the end are
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returned.
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.. method:: read([n])
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Reads and returns *n* bytes, or if *n* is not given or negative, until EOF
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Read and return *n* bytes, or if *n* is not given or negative, until EOF
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or if the read call would block in non-blocking mode.
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.. method:: read1(n)
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Reads and returns up to *n* bytes with only one call on the raw stream. If
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Read and return up to *n* bytes with only one call on the raw stream. If
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at least one byte is buffered, only buffered bytes are returned.
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Otherwise, one raw stream read call is made.
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.. method:: write(b)
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Writes the bytes or bytearray object, *b*, onto the raw stream and
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returns the number of bytes written. A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is
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raised when the raw stream blocks.
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Write the bytes or bytearray object, *b*, onto the raw stream and return
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the number of bytes written. A :exc:`BlockingIOError` is raised when the
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raw stream blocks.
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.. class:: BufferedRWPair(reader, writer[, buffer_size[, max_buffer_size]])
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.. method:: read(n)
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Reads and returns at most *n* characters from the stream as a
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single :class:`str`. If *n* is negative or ``None``, reads to EOF.
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Read and return at most *n* characters from the stream as a single
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:class:`str`. If *n* is negative or ``None``, reads to EOF.
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.. method:: readline()
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Reads until newline or EOF and returns a single :class:`str`. If
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the stream is already at EOF, an empty string is returned.
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Read until newline or EOF and return a single ``str``. If the stream is
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already at EOF, an empty string is returned.
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.. method:: write(s)
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Writes the string *s* to the stream and returns the number of
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characters written.
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Write the string *s* to the stream and return the number of characters
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written.
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.. class:: TextIOWrapper(buffer[, encoding[, errors[, newline[, line_buffering]]]])
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.. method:: getvalue()
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Returns a :class:`str` containing the entire contents of the buffer.
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Return a ``str`` containing the entire contents of the buffer.
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.. class:: IncrementalNewlineDecoder
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