Newbie Newbie, we are all Newbie to something

[Gregoire Welraeds]

Hi,

Recently I have done the following :

newLang= me.addLanguage(Python)
python_list["me"]= "greg"

try:
	newLang.readdoc()
except UnderstandingError:
	python_list["me"].sendmessage("help needed!")
 
--- Question start here ---
I'm new to Python and partially new to OOP (small experience in C++). I'm
fluent in C, shell script, awk, and some other programming language.
 
I'm currently reading the Python Reference Manual and I got a small
question regarding the __del__() statement in a class definition.
I understand his utility when you don't have a garbage collector and
memory management. In this case, it is important to have del statement to
free object properly. But what if you have ?
In the same topic, do we have to explicitly close an open file before
exiting:  
a/ a function 
	EG: 	def blahblah():
			f= open(some file)
			...
			f.close()
b/ the interpreter
 	EG:	>>> f = open(some file)
		>>> ...
		>>> f.close()
		>>> CTRL-D

Or is this automatically handled by Python. I guess the close function is
given to be used, not to generate some stupid mail like this one. 

Sorry for my newbyness ...

Greg

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Gregoire Welraeds
greg at perceval.be
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