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You raise a valid point: that by abstracting the file pointer into a positi=
on attribute you risk "de-coupling" the conceptual link between the underly=
ing file and your abstraction in the python interpreter, but I think the pr=
ogrammer can take responsibility for maintaining the abstraction. =20

The key possible fault will be whether you can trap (OS-level) exceptions w=
hen assigning to the pos attribute beyond the bounds of the actual file on =
the system...=20

markj