| \section{Standard Module \sectcode{StringIO}} |
| \label{module-StringIO} |
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| \stmodindex{StringIO} |
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| This module implements a file-like class, \code{StringIO}, |
| that reads and writes a string buffer (also known as {\em memory |
| files}). See the description on file objects for operations. |
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| When a \code{StringIO} object is created, it can be initialized |
| to an existing string by passing the string to the constructor. |
| If no string is given, the \code{StringIO} will start empty. |
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| The method \code{getvalue()} can be called to retrieve the entire |
| contents of the ``file'' at any time before the \code{StringIO} |
| object's \code{close()} method is called. Calling \code{close()} will |
| free the memory buffer. |