Method read

gridfs/synchronous/grid_file.py:1673–1687

Read at most `size` bytes from the file (less if there isn't enough data). The bytes are returned as an instance of :class:`bytes` If `size` is negative or omitted all data is read. :param size: the number of bytes to read .. versionchanged:: 3.8

(self, size: int = -1)

        return b"".join(data)

    def read(self, size: int = -1) -> bytes:
        """Read at most `size` bytes from the file (less if there
        isn't enough data).

        The bytes are returned as an instance of :class:`bytes`
        If `size` is negative or omitted all data is read.

        :param size: the number of bytes to read

        .. versionchanged:: 3.8
           This method now only checks for extra chunks after reading the
           entire file. Previously, this method would check for extra chunks
           on every call.
        """
        return self._read_size_or_line(size=size)

    def tell(self) -> int:
        """Return the current position of this file."""