Andreas Huesgen wrote: > In c++, it is possible to write a locking system similar to the one > below: > > > void myFunction() > { > # create a resource lock. Locks some resource > ResourceLock myLock; > > # the following line may throw an exception > doStuff(); > }
RIIA - Resource Initialisation is Acquisition Python is adding an RIIA mechanism in 2.5 - look at the "with" statement. Tim Delaney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list