Getting happier ;-), but wondering if I'm thinking pythonically

[Gary D. Duzan]

In article <20030520.232222.1369321801.1955 at nets.com>,
Jay O'Connor <joconnor at nets.com> wrote:
>In article <mailman.1053493111.11247.python-list at python.org>, "Delaney,
>Timothy C (Timothy)" <tdelaney at avaya.com> wrote:
> 
>> This is the same as any resource. You cannot rely on Python to clean up
>> after you at program exit, and after that you're at the mercy of the
>OS.
>
>The garbage collector is not a resource manager :)

   Sure it is. It's just that it only manages heap memory resources.
Trying to build it into more than that is what causes trouble.

					Gary Duzan
					BBN Technologies
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