[Python-Dev] With statement

[Duncan Booth]

On 4 Feb 2003 at 17:02, Moore, Paul wrote:
> # You do realise you can't use a raw file object here really? 

Unless of course the file object sprouted an __exit__ method.
It's probably worth including the pro's and con's of that in 
your PEP.

I can see people falling into the trap of expecting the file 
object to 'do the obvious thing' here (Neal Norwitz being the 
first, but almost certainly not the last).
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Duncan Booth                                             
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"\6\7\xb\1\x9\xa\2\0\4"];} // Who said my code was obscure?
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