Incorrect statement about new lines in files

[bubokko]

On page 185 of the 3rd edition, the books claims:

The only difference between this output and the original file is the extra blank line at the end of the output. The blank line appears because read_text() returns an empty string when it reaches the end of the file; this empty string shows up as a blank line.

I think this is not correct. It has nothing to do with reaching the end of the file. The new line character is there in the file: pi_digits.txt (not displayed on GitHub, but it's there). If we remove it, the blank line will no longer be printed.

I'd be a bit confused by this statement if I was a new programmer, I'd think that read_text() does something special about how it handles the end of the file, when in fact it doesn't.