xml_doc.write(file) and xml_doc.write(file_name) use differrent new line formats in windows
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Description
Bug report
Bug description:
xml_doc.write(xml_path, encoding="utf-8") # \r\n
with open(xml_path, "wb") as f:
xml_doc.write(f, encoding="utf-8") # \n
Also pls add option to write newline to the end of file
CPython versions tested on:
3.12
Operating systems tested on:
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Linked PRs
- gh-148975
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Research direction
Start at the xml_doc.write entry point and compare the behavior when it receives a file path versus an open file object on Windows. Review the linked PR gh-148975 and verify the requested newline-at-end option and consistent output behavior against the reported Python 3.12 examples.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100