contextlib

Stdlib — MiscPython 2.5+Advanced

Context manager utilities: @contextmanager, suppress, ExitStack

Quick Info

Documentation: Official Docs
Python Version: 2.5+
Dependencies: None — Python Standard Library
Install: Included with Python

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Quick Example

python

from contextlib import contextmanager, suppress

@contextmanager
def managed_resource(name):
    print(f"Opening {name}")
    try:
        yield name
    finally:
        print(f"Closing {name}")

with managed_resource("database") as db:
    print(f"Using {db}")

# suppress
with suppress(FileNotFoundError):
    open("nonexistent.txt")
    print("This won't print")
print("Continued safely")