Re: Is breaking out of io.lines(file) safe?

[Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>]

> Yes, the file handle will still be open, at least until the file
> object is garbage collected. There is no way for an iterator to detect
> a broken loop and run cleanup code, so you will need to make sure the
> handle is closed explicitly.

Or simply leave it to the garbage collection. (More often than not there
is no hurry to close the file.)

-- Roberto