On 2006-07-18, Sybren Stuvel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> T enlightened us with:
>> Do I need to close the file in this case? Why or why not?
>>
>> for line in file('foo', 'r'):
>> print line
>
> Nope, it'll get closed automatically when the file object gets garbage
> collected.
Which might not happen until the program exits. So, for small
programs, you don't have to close it. Same as C or any other
language.
For large or longrunning programs that open lots of files, it's
generally recommended that you close files when you're done
with them.
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