[issue8581] Logging handlers do not handle double-closing very well

[Vinay Sajip]

Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk> added the comment:

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> From: Santoso Wijaya <report at bugs.python.org>
> File-like objects handle multiple close() gracefully, silently 
> making the second and subsequent close() calls to an already closed I/O object 
> do nothing. Why can't the same expectation be applied to logging 
> handlers?

I'm not objecting to the change on philosophical grounds, merely commenting that it doesn't happen in 2.7/3.2 and suggesting it's not worth fixing in 2.6/3.1.

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