Python vs Java garbage collection?

[Laura Creighton]

Assertion:  Any programming language that makes me worry about the low-level
            details of file closing is not a high enough level of a language 
            to do the sorts of programming I wish to do.

Now you can line up wherever you like in defence or condemnation of this
assertion, but that is where this argument goes. 'Sloppy' has nothing to
do with it -- these people are leaving out closes, _on purpose_ and
removing them when they find them, because they think it enhances code
readability.  Working on jython is not on their list of priorities.

Laura