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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 12:51:34 -0600
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On 2014-02-06 18:34, Neil Cerutti wrote:
> They do actually mention it.
>=20
> From: http://docs.python.org/2/library/csv.html
>=20
>   If csvfile is a file object, it must be opened with
>   the =E2=80=98b=E2=80=99 flag on platforms where that makes a difference=
.=20
>=20
> So it's stipulated only for file objects on systems where it
> might make a difference.

Ah, I *knew* I'd read that somewhere but my searches in firefox (for
"binary", "rb" and "wb") didn't manage to catch that particular
instance.  Thanks for disinterring that.

-tkc