This started opening files in text mode by default in the 2.3 release,
which is a disaster on Windows. Restored the binary default of all
previous releases. Also minor code cleanups.
Bugfix candidate!
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8f24d85..ebda27d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
Tools/Demos
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+- md5sum.py mistakenly opened input files in text mode by default, a
+ silent and dangerous change from previous releases. It once again
+ opens input files in binary mode by default. The -t and -b flags
+ remain for compatibility with the 2.3 release, but -b is the default
+ now.
+
- py-electric-colon now works when pending-delete/delete-selection mode is
in effect