This was bit too brief I think...
Ron Adam wrote:
> How about...? (This isn't an area I'm real familiar with.)
>
>
> Replace __del__ with:
>
> a __final__ method and a __finalized__ flag. (or other equivalent names)
The __final__ method would need to be explicitly called, and the __finalized__
flag could be set either by the interpreter or the __final__ method when
__final__ is called. __final__ would never be called implicitly by the
interpreter.
> Insist on explicit finalizing by raising an exception if an objects
> __finalize__ flag is still False when it looses it's last reference.
>
>
> Would this be difficult to do in a timely way so the traceback is meaningful?
>
> Would this avoid the problems being discussed with both __del__ and weak refs?
>
>
> Ron
Maybe just adding only an optional __finalized__ flag, that when False forces
an
exception if an object looses it's references, might be enough.
I think....
It's not the actual closing/finishing/etc... that is the problem, it's the
detecting when closing/finishing/etc... is not done that is the problem.
Cheers,
Ron
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