diff -r 000000000000 -r ae805ac0140d python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/encodings/ascii.py
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+++ b/python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/encodings/ascii.py	Fri Apr 03 17:19:34 2009 +0100
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+""" Python 'ascii' Codec
+
+
+Written by Marc-Andre Lemburg (mal@lemburg.com).
+
+(c) Copyright CNRI, All Rights Reserved. NO WARRANTY.
+
+"""
+import codecs
+
+### Codec APIs
+
+class Codec(codecs.Codec):
+
+    # Note: Binding these as C functions will result in the class not
+    # converting them to methods. This is intended.
+    encode = codecs.ascii_encode
+    decode = codecs.ascii_decode
+
+class IncrementalEncoder(codecs.IncrementalEncoder):
+    def encode(self, input, final=False):
+        return codecs.ascii_encode(input, self.errors)[0]
+
+class IncrementalDecoder(codecs.IncrementalDecoder):
+    def decode(self, input, final=False):
+        return codecs.ascii_decode(input, self.errors)[0]
+
+class StreamWriter(Codec,codecs.StreamWriter):
+    pass
+
+class StreamReader(Codec,codecs.StreamReader):
+    pass
+
+class StreamConverter(StreamWriter,StreamReader):
+
+    encode = codecs.ascii_decode
+    decode = codecs.ascii_encode
+
+### encodings module API
+
+def getregentry():
+    return codecs.CodecInfo(
+        name='ascii',
+        encode=Codec.encode,
+        decode=Codec.decode,
+        incrementalencoder=IncrementalEncoder,
+        incrementaldecoder=IncrementalDecoder,
+        streamwriter=StreamWriter,
+        streamreader=StreamReader,
+    )