KwickClips Python · 39 sec · free
What happens when the with block ends?
Short answer. Python closes the file.
Does with close the file if an error happens?
Yes.
Remember
| with closes files for you |
| Even when an error happens |
Forgot to close your file? Some text may never get saved. Use the with statement. When the indented block ends, Python closes the file. So closed prints True. With closes the file for you. It works even if an error happens.
This clip is from the full lesson: Text File Handling: Open, Read, Write and Append — 9 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), Cambridge IGCSE Grade 9 Computer Science (0478)
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