does close() imply flush() in Python?

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Adam Matan picture Adam Matan · Mar 15, 2010 · Viewed 14.8k times · Source

In Python, and in general - does a close() operation on a file object imply a flush() operation?

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Martin Wickman picture Martin Wickman · Mar 15, 2010

Yes. It uses the underlying close() function which does that for you (source).

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