----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Finney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <python-list@python.org> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:30 AM Subject: Re: losing handles of open files
> Please don't post non-text message bodies to discussion > forums. Message bodies should be plain text. > > "Anthra Norell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > If a piece of code exits with an exception before it closes an open > > file, that file seems to remain locked, which is real pain in the > > butt > > You will want to examine the 'finally' clause, which is executed after > the 'try' suite regardless of exceptions. > > <URL:http://docs.python.org/ref/exceptions.html> > <URL:http://docs.python.org/ref/try.html#try> > > You may also be interested in the 'with' statement, coming in Python > 2.5, which will be a more natural way of expressing this idiom. > > <URL:http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/section-generators.html> > > -- > \ "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all | > `\ others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking | > _o__) power called an idea" -- Thomas Jefferson | > Ben Finney > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list Ben, Thank you very much for your input. I'm sorry about the text. I thought it was text. Could it have to do with the font? I am aware of the finally clause, though I just haven't met it face to face yet on the learning curve yet. Guess the time has come. I shall study your references. Frederic -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
