<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
