how to count lines in a file ?

[Steve Holden]

[Andreas explains why garbage collection  in the presence of __del__()
methods is a bad idea ...]

> Basically, because the system state during collection is in a flux, the
> possible failure modes for finalization functions multiple quite fast.
>
> Now there uses for finalization with GC, but they usually do not apply
> to python (because python do not contain things like unprotected
> references, etc., and the whole interfacing with non-gc libraries is
> done in C).
> > completely sure I understand what you are saying. As the Reverend Sydney
> > Smith observed upon seeing two women shouting at each other from
opposite
> > windows: "I fear they will never agree, for they are arguing from
different
> > premises".

Thanks. I thought there had to be something I was missing.

regards
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