Does filehandle get closed automatically in Python after it goes out of scope?
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If I do the following, does filehandle get closed automatically as it goes out of scope in Python:
def read_contents(file_path):
return file(file_path).read()
If it doesn't, how can I write this function to close the scope automatically?
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