does python have useless destructors?

[Aahz]

In article <yJmdnVsQAuSyjVTdRVn-gQ at powergate.ca>,
Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>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. ;-)

What if it's the logging routine of the app's outer exception block?
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