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Re: open() and EOFError

From Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: open() and EOFError
Date 2014-07-08 21:05 -0400
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <roy-C36A97.21051208072014@news.panix.com> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <lpgulm$ji0$2@reader1.panix.com> <lph1id$tfd$1@ger.gmane.org> <20140708102033.13efb3a4@bigbox.christie.dr> <CAPTjJmqncJdYk1d11yypPDOGMDF9E5r4WYBqKs+draUBfSTiPA@mail.gmail.com> <mailman.11636.1404834458.18130.python-list@python.org>

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In article <mailman.11636.1404834458.18130.python-list@python.org>,
 Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote:

> On 2014-07-09 01:24, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 1:20 AM, Tim Chase
> > > Okay, EOF is the canonical way to tell a program reading stdin
> > > that you're done.  It just happens that EOF ^D on *nix-likes and
> > > ^Z on Win32. :-)
> > >
> > > -tkc
> > 
> > I can't think of any Windows-native programs that ask for EOF. Only
> > those which came from POSIX platforms do it. That said, though,
> > Windows doesn't tend to encourage interactive command-line programs
> > at all, so you may as well just follow the Unix convention.
> 
> There was a time in life where I used "copy con output.txt" on a
> disturbingly frequent basis.  Control+Z ended my file for me.
> 
> -tkc

I once knew a guy who linked /dev/tty.c to /dev/tty, then he could do 
"cc /dev/tty.c" and type a C program in to the compiler from the 
terminal.

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open() and EOFError Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-07-07 03:20 +0000
  Re: open() and EOFError Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-07-07 17:04 +1200
    Re: open() and EOFError Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-07-07 08:00 +0000
      Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 18:09 +1000
      Re: open() and EOFError Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-07-07 08:14 -0400
      Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 22:19 +1000
        Re: open() and EOFError Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-07-07 08:46 -0400
          Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 22:58 +1000
            Re: open() and EOFError Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-07-07 20:26 -0400
          Re: open() and EOFError Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-07-08 09:50 +1200
        Re: open() and EOFError Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-07-07 15:45 +0000
          Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-08 01:53 +1000
          Re: open() and EOFError Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-07-07 19:08 +0300
            Re: open() and EOFError Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-07-07 19:12 +0300
      Re: open() and EOFError Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-07-07 08:39 -0400
        Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 22:55 +1000
          Re: open() and EOFError Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-07-07 20:28 -0400
        Re: open() and EOFError Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-07-07 14:49 -0400
          Re: open() and EOFError Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-07-08 10:04 +1200
            Re: open() and EOFError Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-07-08 14:19 +0000
              Re: open() and EOFError Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-07-08 11:08 -0400
              Re: open() and EOFError Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-07-08 10:20 -0500
              Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-09 01:24 +1000
              Re: open() and EOFError Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-07-08 10:46 -0500
                Re: open() and EOFError Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-07-08 21:05 -0400
                Re: open() and EOFError Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2014-07-10 22:40 +0300
              Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-09 01:49 +1000
              Re: ^D vs ^Z as EOF and DOS dinosaurs talking (was: open() and EOFError) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-07-08 10:57 -0500
                Re: ^D vs ^Z as EOF and DOS dinosaurs talking (was: open() and EOFError) Jan van den Broek <balglaas@xs4all.nl> - 2014-07-08 16:38 +0000
              Re: ^D vs ^Z as EOF and DOS dinosaurs talking (was: open() and EOFError) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-09 02:20 +1000
              Re: open() and EOFError Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-07-08 11:40 -0500
              Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-09 02:50 +1000
          Re: open() and EOFError Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-07-08 09:03 +0000
            Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-08 20:29 +1000
      Re: open() and EOFError Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-07-07 14:06 +0100
      Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 23:27 +1000
      Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 23:29 +1000
      Re: open() and EOFError Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 09:07 -0700
      Re: open() and EOFError Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-07-07 11:25 -0600
        Re: open() and EOFError Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-07-07 20:31 +0300
          Re: open() and EOFError Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-07-07 18:07 +0000
            Re: open() and EOFError Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-07-07 21:42 +0300
            Re: open() and EOFError Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-07-07 20:22 -0400
          Re: open() and EOFError Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-07-08 10:09 +1200
            Re: open() and EOFError Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-07-08 00:10 +0100
            Re: open() and EOFError "Neil D. Cerutti" <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2014-07-08 10:29 -0400
      Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-08 03:29 +1000
        Re: open() and EOFError Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-07-07 20:40 +0300
          Re: open() and EOFError Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-08 10:55 +1000
      Re: open() and EOFError Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-07-07 18:54 -0400

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