Opening files without closing them

[Erik Max Francis]

Robert Kern wrote:

>> I usually use:
>> 
>> try:
>>   f = open(file)
>>   contents = f.read()
>> finally:
>>   f.close()
>> 
>> But now I am wondering if that is the same thing. Which method would
>> you rather use? Why?
> 
> Just keep doing what you are doing, please.

Note quite.  The assignment of the resources to its variable needs to be 
done before the try:

	f = open(file)
	try:
	    contents = f.read()
	finally:
	    f.close()

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