does python have useless destructors?

[Aahz]

In article <-oadnfu_sdwTUFrdRVn-hw at powergate.ca>,
Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>Michael P. Soulier wrote:
>>
>> myfile = open("myfilepath", "w")
>> myfile.write(reallybigbuffer)
>> myfile.close()
>
>... immediately raises a warning flag in the mind of an
>experienced Python programmer.

Depends on the circumstance, I'd think.
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