does python have useless destructors?

[Peter Hansen]

Aahz wrote:

> 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.

If you mean that for simple scripts, it looks fine, then
I agree.  Otherwise, maybe I wouldn't. ;-)