[Tutor] Shelve doesn't free up memory

[Emile van Sebille]

Timo wrote:

<snip>

> # Results file
> import shelve
> 
> def read_result(person):
>    results = []
> 
>    s = shelve.open(RESULTFILE)
>    try:
>        results = s[person]


Maybe passing this out prevents s from being garbage collected?

Emile


>    except KeyError:
> #        print "No results for this person"
>        pass
>    finally:
>        s.close()
> 
>    return results
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