[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> T> Do I need to close the file in this case? Why or why not?
>
> T> for line in file('foo', 'r'):
> T> print line
>
> No. The magic of reference counting.
>
Though of course we have to remember that not all Python implementations
*use* reference counting. It's certainly true, though, that most Python
programmers are happy to rely on whatever garbage collector *is*
implemented to detect the absence of references to the file and close it
automatically. Or have the operating system do so if the interpreter
somehow terminates without closing the file.
I suspect the real answer is "it isn't strictly necessary in modern
environments, but it can never hurt".
regards
Steve
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