Index: action.py
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--- action.py
+++ action.py
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@
         if text:
             self.src = text
         # Only read filename if it matches allowed extension
         if fn and self.probe_ext(fn):
             self.fn = fn
-            self.src = open(fn, "rt").read()
+            self.src = open(fn, conf.open_mode).read()
 
 
     # Test URL/path "extension" for ".pls" / ".m3u" etc.
     def probe_ext(self, url):
         e = re.findall("\.(pls|m3u|xspf|jspf|asx|wpl|wsf|smil|html|url|json|desktop)\d?$", url)