[Biopython-dev] test_Entrez 3.x

[Tiago Antão]

Hi,

A pre-read,
http://dbaktiar.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/python-3-1-file-open-is-no-longer-binary-by-default/
I am not completely sure that the text above is totally correct, but
it does introduce the problem quite well.

expat seems to want a byte stream.
In the core code this is minor, Expat.Parser gets one open(,"rb") on
externalEntityRefHandler and it is ready to roll (at least passes the
test_Entrez test).
But test_Entrez does need quite a few files  open as rb.

I do not know if I like this idea of opening a text file as binary.
But at least the core code is barely touched. It is more an issue with
the test.

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