[pypy-dev] What's wrong with >>> open(?xxx?, ?w?).write(?stuff?) ?

[Armin Rigo]

Hi Donny,

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 06:23:26AM -0400, Donny Viszneki wrote:
> Armin: Sakesun used "del f" and it appears you did not. In Python
> IIRC, an explicit call to del should kick off the finalizer to flush
> and close the file!

No, you are wrong.  Try for example:

    >>> f = open('xxx')
    >>> g = f
    >>> del f

After this, 'g' still refers to the file, and it is still open.

If you want the file to be flushed and closed, then call 'f.close()' :-)


A bientot,

Armin.