[IPython-dev] [Fwd: IPython 0.7 - possible bug with "%edit -p"]

[Fernando Perez]

Ville Vainio wrote:

>>This uses file_read from genutils, which guarantees closing the file object
>>(which Python doesn't automatically enforce on file objects which go out of
>>scope).
> 
> 
> Actually, CPython does, Jython doesn't. There are so much CPython
> dependencies anyway that it's probably safe to assume it...

Well, let's not assume it and use file_read in general: at some point, someone 
might want to hack on Jython/IronPython ports, and the more compatible we are, 
the better.  I know that _today_ we have sys._getframe (and probably other) 
dependencies on CPython, but it doesn't cost us anything right now to keep the 
code as open to compatibility as possible.

Cheers,

f