PCPP1 Best Practices And Coding Conventions Practice Question
You are implementing a custom context manager using a class. Which methods must be implemented to support the 'with' statement?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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__enter__ and __exit__.
A context manager requires `__enter__` to set up the resource and `__exit__` to handle cleanup.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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__setup__ and __teardown__.
Why it's wrong here
These are not part of the standard context manager interface.
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__open__ and __close__.
Why it's wrong here
These are not standard Python magic methods.
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__init__ and __del__.
Why it's wrong here
__del__ is for object destruction and should not be relied on for resource cleanup.
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__enter__ and __exit__.
Why this is correct
These are the mandatory methods for the Context Manager protocol.
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