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This is basically equivalent to: from contextlib import contextmanager @contextmanager def closing(thing): try: yield thing finally: thing.close() And lets you write code like this: from contextlib import closing from urllib.request import urlopen with closing(urlopen('https://www.python.org')) as page: for line in page: print(line) without needing to explicitly close page.
contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts — Python 3.13.18 documentation Navigation index modules | next | previous | Python » 3.13.18 Documentation » The Python standard library » Python Runtime Services » contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts | Theme Auto Light Dark | contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts¶ Source code: Lib/contextlib.py This module provides utilities for common tasks involving the with statement.
Leaving inner context Callback: from inner context Leaving outer context Callback: from outer context Table of Contents contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts Utilities Examples and Recipes Supporting a variable number of context managers Catching exceptions from __enter__ methods Cleaning up in an __enter__ implementation Replacing any use of try-finally and flag variables Using a context manager as a function decorator Single use, reusable and reentrant context managers Reentrant context managers Reusable context managers Previous topic dataclasses — Data Classes Next topic abc — Abstract Base Classes This page Report a bug Show source « Navigation index modules | next | previous | Python » 3.13.18 Documentation » The Python standard library » Python Runtime Services » contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts | Theme Auto Light Dark | © Copyright 2001-2026, Python Software Foundation.
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Leaving inner context Callback: from inner context Leaving outer context Callback: from outer context Table of Contents contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts Utilities Examples and Recipes Supporting a variable number of context managers Catching exceptions from enter methods Cleaning up in an enter implementation Replacing any use of try-finally and flag variables Using a context manager as a function decorator Single use, reusable and reentrant context managers Reentrant context managers Reusable context managers Previous topic dataclasses — Data Classes Next topic abc — Abstract Base Classes This page Report a bug Show source « Navigation index modules | next | previous | Python » 3.13.18 Documentation » The Python standard library » Python Runtime Services » contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts | Theme Auto Light Dark | © Copyright 2001-2026, Python Software Foundation. — contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts — Python 3.13.18 documentation (2001)
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contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts — Python 3.13.18 documentation (2001)
This is basically equivalent to: from contextlib import contextmanager @contextmanager def closing(thing): try: yield thing finally: thing.close() And lets you write code like this: from contextlib import closing from urllib.request import urlopen with closing(urlopen('https://www.python.org')) as page: for line in page: print(line) without needing to explicitly close page. (new this job) — source
contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts — Python 3.13.18 documentation Navigation index modules | next | previous | Python » 3.13.18 Documentation » The Python standard library » Python Runtime Services » contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts | Theme Auto Light Dark | contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts¶ Source code: Lib/contextlib.py This module provides utilities for common tasks involving the with statement. (new this job) — source
Leaving inner context Callback: from inner context Leaving outer context Callback: from outer context Table of Contents contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts Utilities Examples and Recipes Supporting a variable number of context managers Catching exceptions from enter methods Cleaning up in an enter implementation Replacing any use of try-finally and flag variables Using a context manager as a function decorator Single use, reusable and reentrant context managers Reentrant context managers Reusable context managers Previous topic dataclasses — Data Classes Next topic abc — Abstract Base Classes This page Report a bug Show source « Navigation index modules | next | previous | Python » 3.13.18 Documentation » The Python standard library » Python Runtime Services » contextlib — Utilities for with-statement contexts | Theme Auto Light Dark | © Copyright 2001-2026, Python Software Foundation. (new this job) — source
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