File Closing Problem in 2.3 and 2.4, Not in 2.5 (Final report)

[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

In <mailman.2514.1168408718.32031.python-list at python.org>, Julio Biason
wrote:

> If I use a file() in a for, how to I explicitely close the file?
> 
> <code>
> for line in file('contents'):
>    print line
> </code>
> 
> Would this work like the new 'with' statement or it will only be closed
> when the GC finds it?

Only when the GC destroys it.

Ciao,
	Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch