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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index f1971537d0..cca28ff5fb 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1004,7 +1004,6 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. ``'b'`` binary mode ``'t'`` text mode (default) ``'+'`` open a disk file for updating (reading and writing) - ``'U'`` :deprecated: :term:`universal newlines` is enabled by default ========= =============================================================== The default mode is ``'r'`` (open for reading text, synonym of ``'rt'``). @@ -1019,8 +1018,11 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. first decoded using a platform-dependent encoding or using the specified *encoding* if given. - :term:`universal newlines` is enabled by default in text mode, but can - be switched off with the :ref:`*newline* <open-newline-parameter>` parameter. + There is an additional mode character permitted, ``'U'``, which no longer + has any effect, and is considered deprecated. It previously enabled + :term:`universal newlines` in text mode, which became the default behaviour + in Python 3.0. Refer to the documentation of the + :ref:`newline <open-newline-parameter>` parameter for further details. .. note:: |