Re: Deterministic destruction and RAII idioms in Python


<plahey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The problem is that other implementations of
> Python (Jython and IronPython) do not support deterministic
> destruction. So we are left with a problem: is deterministic
> destruction an implementation detail of CPython that can go away at
> anytime, or is it an official property of the language.

It is a reliable implementation detail of CPython that will not go away
anytime soon. For the language def, see the Reference Manual section of
the del command.

>
> Giving up deterministic destruction in Python would be a real blow for
> me, since it is one of its unique features among GC'ed languages.
>
> So what's the deal, can I rely on it in "mainstream" Python or am
> I out of luck here?

Depends on what you mean by 'mainstream'.

Terry Jan Reedy



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