On 11 Jun 2014 12:31, "Antoine Pitrou" <anto...@python.org> wrote: > > Le 10/06/2014 21:30, Nikolaus Rath a écrit : > >> >> For me, having __del__ call close() does not qualify as a reasonable >> default implementation unless close() is required to be idempotent >> (which one could deduce from the documentation if one tries to, but it's >> far from clear). > > > close() should indeed be idempotent on all bundled IO class implementations (otherwise it's a bug), and so should it preferably on third-party IO class implementations. > > If you want to improve the documentation on this, you're welcome to provide a patch!
We certainly assume idempotent close() behaviour in various places, so if that expectation isn't currently clear in the docs, suggestions for improved wording would definitely be appreciated! Cheers, Nick.
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