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diff --git a/docs/topics/testing.txt b/docs/topics/testing.txt index fc5323c3cd..bd727ee136 100644 --- a/docs/topics/testing.txt +++ b/docs/topics/testing.txt @@ -668,8 +668,16 @@ arguments at time of construction: (The name ``attachment`` here is not relevant; use whatever name your file-processing code expects.) - Note that you should manually close the file after it has been provided - to ``post()``. + Note that if you wish to use the same file handle for multiple + ``post()`` calls then you will need to manually reset the file + pointer between posts. The easiest way to do this is to + manually close the file after it has been provided to + ``post()``, as demonstrated above. + + You should also ensure that the file is opened in a way that + allows the data to be read. If your file contains binary data + such as an image, this means you will need to open the file in + ``rb`` (read binary) mode. The ``extra`` argument acts the same as for :meth:`Client.get`. |