[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

K Richard Pixley added the comment: Documentation needs to be updated to state that these are now context managers. This is important since they aren't in python-2.x. I'm not sure whether this should be added to the "new in python" blurbs. -- nosy: +teamnoir

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Committed in trunk and py3k. Thanks! -- resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: > (1) the IOError message is different for the two modules: >"I/O operation on closed GzipFile object" > vs >"I/O operation on closed file" I've reused the same error message as used in other parts of each module. > (2) For bz2module, Why don't you cal

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

STINNER Victor added the comment: I love "with ... as f:" and I want it for gzip/bz2 files! Comment about the patch: (1) the IOError message is different for the two modules: "I/O operation on closed GzipFile object" vs "I/O operation on closed file" Specify the object name in both mes

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Thanks. The outcome of the StringIO discussion isn't clearly negative, although Guido does not see a big benefit in it. If some people are opposed to this, please stand up :) Otherwise I'll commit the patch to trunk. ___ Pyth

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

Benjamin Peterson added the comment: Here's the StringIO discussion: #1286 -- nosy: +benjamin.peterson ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Pyth

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Here is a patch for the trunk. I'm waiting for the opinion other developers before deciding to commit or no. -- keywords: +patch nosy: +pitrou stage: -> patch review Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file12398/withgzip.patch _

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

Changes by Benjamin Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- priority: -> normal versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.1 -Python 2.6, Python 3.0 ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ _

[issue3860] GzipFile and BZ2File should support context manager protocol

New submission from Hagen Fürstenau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: When you've become used to writing with open("xzy", "w") as f: it's strange when it doesn't work for gzip.open or bz2.BZ2File. Or is there a reason for them not being context managers? -- components: Library (Lib) messages: 7319