bpo-37364: Use io.open_code() to read .pth files (GH-14299)

zooba · miss-islington · commit 184f3d4f3905 · 2019-06-21T15:16:46.000-07:00
https://bugs.python.org/issue37364
diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 import os
 import builtins
 import _sitebuiltins
+import io
 
 # Prefixes for site-packages; add additional prefixes like /usr/local here
 PREFIXES = [sys.prefix, sys.exec_prefix]
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ def addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths):
         reset = False
     fullname = os.path.join(sitedir, name)
     try:
-        f = open(fullname, "r")
+        f = io.TextIOWrapper(io.open_code(fullname))
     except OSError:
         return
     with f:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-06-21-14-42-53.bpo-37364.IIRc2s.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-06-21-14-42-53.bpo-37364.IIRc2s.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:func:`io.open_code` is now used when reading :file:`.pth` files.

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	`1`	+:func:`io.open_code` is now used when reading :file:`.pth` files.