python关闭文件-为什么要用Python关闭文件？

(1) It is a matter of good programming practice. If you don"t close

them yourself, Python will eventually close them for you. In some

versions of Python, that might be the instant they are no longer

being used; in others, it might not happen for a long time. Under

some circumstances, it might not happen at all.

(2) When writing to a file, the data may not be written to disk until

the file is closed. When you say "output.write(...)", the data is

often cached in memory and doesn"t hit the hard drive until the file

is closed. The longer you keep the file open, the greater the

chance that you will lose data.

(3) Since your operating system has strict limits on how many file

handles can be kept open at any one instant, it is best to get into

the habit of closing them when they aren"t needed and not wait for

"maid service" to clean up after you.

(4) Also, some operating systems (Windows, in particular) treat open

files as locked and private. While you have a file open, no other

program can also open it, even just to read the data. This spoils

backup programs, anti-virus scanners, etc.