On 2013-07-05, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Neil Cerutti > <ne...@norwich.edu> wrote: >> Python provides deterministic destruction with a different >> feature. > > You mean 'with'? That's not actually destruction, it just does > one of the same jobs that deterministic destruction is used for > (RAII). It doesn't, for instance, have any influence on memory > usage, nor does it ensure the destruction of the object's > referents. But yes, it does achieve (one of) the most important > role(s) of destruction.
Yes, thanks. I meant the ability to grab and release a resource deterministically. -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
