On Mon, 28 May 2007 11:01:26 +0200, Gregor Horvath wrote: > Jack schrieb: > >> I didn't call del explicitly. I'm expecting Python to call it when >> the program exits. I put a logging line in __del__() but I never >> see that line printed. It seems that __del__() is not being called >> even when the program exits. Any idea why? >> >> > > http://effbot.org/pyfaq/my-class-defines-del-but-it-is-not-called-when-i-delete-the-object.htm > > better solutions: > > http://docs.python.org/ref/try.html > http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/pep-343.html
They might be better solutions, but not for the Original Poster's problem. The O.P. has a library that has to hang around for long time, not just a call or two, and then needs to be closed. try...except and with define *blocks of code*, not long-lasting libraries with data, functions, etc. Maybe you could shoe-horn the O.P.'s problem into a with block, but the result would surely be ugly and fragile. -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
