Re: Windows users please test this for me

On Apr 3, 2005 1:20 PM, Steven Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
> 

Cool, I didn't know that. I'm on windows lately, since Loonix hates me
(or I don't know how to configure my wireless card right, take your
pick) so that's a neat trick to add to the toolbox.

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

No worries. I was pretty surprised when it did - I even had to search
for a NUL file just to be sure. Surprisingly, it even worked on
cygwin's python (I tested with winpython and cygwin python).

Peace
Bill Mill
bill.mill at gmail.com


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