[Python-ideas] With-expression

[Sturla Molden]

On 1/20/2009 2:47 AM, Gregory P. Smith wrote:

>     I always preferred:
> 
>     data = open("file.txt").read()
> 
>     Which works all the way back as far as I can remember.
> 
> 
> In C Python yes that "works" but it makes absolutely no guarantees about 
> when that file is actually closed.  Don't write code that depends on a 
> particular GC behavior. 

Then why not introduce that guarantee? Indeterministic GC behaviour is a 
Jython and IronPython problem.

And if you are worried about not closing the file, why not close it 
manually?

S.M.