Backport r54712: document that calling file.next() on a file open for writing
leads to undefined behaviour.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
index a4d38f9..e4486f4 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
@@ -1615,14 +1615,15 @@
iterator, typically in a \keyword{for} loop (for example,
\code{for line in f: print line}), the \method{next()} method is
called repeatedly. This method returns the next input line, or raises
-\exception{StopIteration} when \EOF{} is hit. In order to make a
-\keyword{for} loop the most efficient way of looping over the lines of
-a file (a very common operation), the \method{next()} method uses a
-hidden read-ahead buffer. As a consequence of using a read-ahead
-buffer, combining \method{next()} with other file methods (like
-\method{readline()}) does not work right. However, using
-\method{seek()} to reposition the file to an absolute position will
-flush the read-ahead buffer.
+\exception{StopIteration} when \EOF{} is hit when the file is open for
+reading (behavior is undefined when the file is open for writing). In
+order to make a \keyword{for} loop the most efficient way of looping
+over the lines of a file (a very common operation), the
+\method{next()} method uses a hidden read-ahead buffer. As a
+consequence of using a read-ahead buffer, combining \method{next()}
+with other file methods (like \method{readline()}) does not work
+right. However, using \method{seek()} to reposition the file to an
+absolute position will flush the read-ahead buffer.
\versionadded{2.3}
\end{methoddesc}
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c0af383..bb8385f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
run in verbose mode.
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+- Bug #1569057: Document that calling file.next() on a file open for writing
+ has undefined behaviour. Backport of r54712.
+
+
What's New in Python 2.5.1?
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