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Simplify HTTPSConnection constructor. See discussion in SF bug 458463.
author Jeremy Hylton <jeremy@alum.mit.edu>
date Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:38:14 +0000
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1 \section{\module{StringIO} ---
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2 Read and write strings as files}
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4 \declaremodule{standard}{StringIO}
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5 \modulesynopsis{Read and write strings as if they were files.}
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8 This module implements a file-like class, \class{StringIO},
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9 that reads and writes a string buffer (also known as \emph{memory
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10 files}). See the description of file objects for operations (section
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11 \ref{bltin-file-objects}).
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13 \begin{classdesc}{StringIO}{\optional{buffer}}
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14 When a \class{StringIO} object is created, it can be initialized
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15 to an existing string by passing the string to the constructor.
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16 If no string is given, the \class{StringIO} will start empty.
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18 The \class{StringIO} object can accept either Unicode or 8-bit
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19 strings, but mixing the two may take some care. If both are used,
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20 8-bit strings that cannot be interpreted as 7-bit \ASCII{} (that
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21 use the 8th bit) will cause a \exception{UnicodeError} to be raised
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22 when \method{getvalue()} is called.
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23 \end{classdesc}
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25 The following methods of \class{StringIO} objects require special
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26 mention:
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28 \begin{methoddesc}{getvalue}{}
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29 Retrieve the entire contents of the ``file'' at any time before the
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30 \class{StringIO} object's \method{close()} method is called. See the
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31 note above for information about mixing Unicode and 8-bit strings;
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32 such mixing can cause this method to raise \exception{UnicodeError}.
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35 \begin{methoddesc}{close}{}
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36 Free the memory buffer.
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37 \end{methoddesc}
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40 \section{\module{cStringIO} ---
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41 Faster version of \module{StringIO}}
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43 \declaremodule{builtin}{cStringIO}
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44 \modulesynopsis{Faster version of \module{StringIO}, but not
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45 subclassable.}
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46 \moduleauthor{Jim Fulton}{jfulton@digicool.com}
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47 \sectionauthor{Fred L. Drake, Jr.}{fdrake@acm.org}
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49 The module \module{cStringIO} provides an interface similar to that of
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50 the \refmodule{StringIO} module. Heavy use of \class{StringIO.StringIO}
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51 objects can be made more efficient by using the function
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52 \function{StringIO()} from this module instead.
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54 Since this module provides a factory function which returns objects of
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55 built-in types, there's no way to build your own version using
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56 subclassing. Use the original \refmodule{StringIO} module in that case.
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58 Unlike the memory files implemented by the \refmodule{StringIO}
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59 module, those provided by this module are not able to accept Unicode
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60 strings that cannot be encoded as plain \ASCII{} strings.
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62 The following data objects are provided as well:
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65 \begin{datadesc}{InputType}
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66 The type object of the objects created by calling
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67 \function{StringIO} with a string parameter.
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68 \end{datadesc}
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70 \begin{datadesc}{OutputType}
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71 The type object of the objects returned by calling
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72 \function{StringIO} with no parameters.
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73 \end{datadesc}
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76 There is a C API to the module as well; refer to the module source for
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77 more information.