Re: Converting text file to different encoding.

Date	2015-04-17 10:57 -0400
From	Dave Angel <d@davea.name>
Subject	Re: Converting text file to different encoding.
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On 04/17/2015 10:48 AM, Dave Angel wrote:
> On 04/17/2015 09:19 AM, subhabrata.banerji@gmail.com wrote:

>>     >>> target = open("target", "w")
>
> It's not usually a good idea to use the same variable for both the file
> name and the opened file object.  What if you need later to print the
> name, as in an error message?

Oops, my error.  Somehow my brain didn't notice the quote marks, until I 
reread my own message online.



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DaveA

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Converting text file to different encoding. subhabrata.banerji@gmail.com - 2015-04-17 06:19 -0700
  Re: Converting text file to different encoding. Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-04-17 06:31 -0700
  Re: Converting text file to different encoding. subhabrata.banerji@gmail.com - 2015-04-17 06:51 -0700
    Re: Converting text file to different encoding. Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2015-04-17 15:05 +0100
      Re: Converting text file to different encoding. subhabrata.banerji@gmail.com - 2015-04-17 07:26 -0700
        Re: Converting text file to different encoding. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-18 00:41 +1000
          Re: Converting text file to different encoding. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-04-17 17:51 +0300
        Re: Converting text file to different encoding. Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-04-17 17:06 +0200
  Re: Converting text file to different encoding. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-17 10:48 -0400
  Re: Converting text file to different encoding. Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2015-04-17 10:57 -0400

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