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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
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Expand Up @@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ or a bytes object (in binary mode) -- before writing them::
represented as number of bytes from the beginning of the file when in binary mode and
an opaque number when in text mode.

To change the file object's position, use ``f.seek(offset, from_what)``. The position is computed
To change the file object's position, use ``f.seek(offset, whence)``. The position is computed
from adding *offset* to a reference point; the reference point is selected by
the *from_what* argument. A *from_what* value of 0 measures from the beginning
the *whence* argument. A *whence* value of 0 measures from the beginning
of the file, 1 uses the current file position, and 2 uses the end of the file as
the reference point. *from_what* can be omitted and defaults to 0, using the
the reference point. *whence* can be omitted and defaults to 0, using the
beginning of the file as the reference point. ::

>>> f = open('workfile', 'rb+')
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