Python vs Java garbage collection?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Paul Foley wrote:
> The "entire rationale behind garbage collection" is to present you
> with the illusion that your computer has infinite memory.  If it
> actually *had* infinite memory, garbage collection would be a no-op.
> Where would your finalizers be then?

People often extend this rationale to "your computer has infinite 
resources". Closing a file is then not necessary since you can have as 
many open files as you want to, and finalizers wouldn't be needed for that.

Regards,
Martin