Re: Windows users please test this for me

Steven Armstrong <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.pyblosxom.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 04/03/05 18:30, Bill Mill wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2005 2:49 AM, Steven Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> Could someone who has Python installed on a Windows box please test this
>> for me:
>> 
>> f = open("NUL","a")
>> f.write("whatever")
>> f.flush()
> 
>>>> f = open('NUL', 'a')
>>>> f.write('something')
>>>> f.flush()
> 
> It didn't create a file, as far as I can tell. I assume that's the
> behavior you wanted? Is NUL a reserved word?
> 
> Peace
> Bill Mill
> bill.mill at gmail.com
> 
>

Windows ==> NUL
*nix ==> /dev/null

Thanks for testing :-)
I wasn't sure if it'ld work.

cheers
Steven


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