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Python Tutorial: Context Managers - Efficiently Managing Resources

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In this Python Programming Tutorial, we will be learning how to use context managers to properly manage resources. Context Managers are great for when we need to setup or teardown some resources during use. So these can be used for: open and closing files, opening and closing database connections, acquiring and releasing locks, and much much more. Let's get started... The code from this video can be found at: https://github.com/CoreyMSchafer/code_snippets/tree/master/Python-Context-Managers Python Object-Oriented Series: https://goo.gl/ZSqx6y ✅ Support My Channel Through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/coreyms ✅ Become a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCezIgC97PvUuR4_gbFUs5g/join ✅ One-Time Contribution Through PayPal: https://goo.gl/649HFY ✅ Cryptocurrency Donations: Bitcoin Wallet - 3MPH8oY2EAgbLVy7RBMinwcBntggi7qeG3 Ethereum Wallet - 0x151649418616068fB46C3598083817101d3bCD33 Litecoin Wallet - MPvEBY5fxGkmPQgocfJbxP6EmTo5UUXMot ✅ Corey's Public Amazon Wishlist http://a.co/inIyro1 ✅ Equipment I Use and Books I Recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/coreyschafer ▶️ You Can Find Me On: My Website - http://coreyms.com/ My Second Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/coreymschafer Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CoreyMSchafer Twitter - https://twitter.com/CoreyMSchafer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coreymschafer/ #Python

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{'end': 756.932, 'text': 'so if i come in here and do try and then indent this to where it is in the try block,', 'start': 750.784, 'duration': 6.148}, {'end': 761.738, 'text': "And then we're going to put the teardown code into a finally block.", 'start': 757.412, 'duration': 4.326}, {'end': 767.206, 'text': "So I'll do finally and then indent that to where it is in the finally block there.", 'start': 762.059, 'duration': 5.147}, {'end': 773.335, 'text': 'And doing that will ensure that even if we run into any errors, our teardown code is still going to get run.', 'start': 767.627, 'duration': 5.708}], 'summary': 'Use try block for setup and yield code, and finally block for teardown code to ensure execution even in case of errors.', 'duration': 26.996, 'max_score': 746.339, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/-aKFBoZpiqA/pics/-aKFBoZpiqA746339.jpg'}], 'start': 393.714, 'title': 'Context managers in python', 'summary': 'Explains working with 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and ensuring proper resource cleanup.', 'A sample code using the context manager and a walk-through of its usage is provided.']}, {'end': 966.08, 'segs': [{'end': 819.319, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 789.843, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 796.967, 'text': "So, now that we've seen how to replicate that built-in functionality of the open function using both classes and generators,", 'start': 789.843, 'duration': 7.124}, {'end': 800.449, 'text': "Now let's look at a practical example that we'll build from scratch.", 'start': 797.327, 'duration': 3.122}, {'end': 809.455, 'text': "So let's say that we're using Python to do some work in a lot of different directories and we're constantly cd'ing into those directories,", 'start': 801.21, 'duration': 8.245}, {'end': 812.397, 'text': "doing some work, and then cd'ing back to where we started.", 'start': 809.455, 'duration': 2.942}, {'end': 819.319, 'text': 'So let me grab a snippet of code here so that we can see what this would look like without a context manager.', 'start': 812.857, 'duration': 6.462}], 'summary': 'Replicating open function using classes and generators, followed by a practical example of working in multiple directories.', 'duration': 29.476, 'max_score': 789.843, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/-aKFBoZpiqA/pics/-aKFBoZpiqA789843.jpg'}, {'end': 908.883, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 884.431, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 891.473, 'text': 'So whenever we want to do this again with sample directory two, we are setting the CWD variable, which is our current working directory,', 'start': 884.431, 'duration': 7.042}, {'end': 898.315, 'text': 'changing directories, printing out everything that is in there and then changing directories back to our original.', 'start': 891.473, 'duration': 6.842}, {'end': 902.618, 'text': 'So if I run the code that we have now, then we can see that this works.', 'start': 898.795, 'duration': 3.823}, {'end': 908.883, 'text': 'So these are the files that exist in sample directory one, and these are the files that exist in sample directory two.', 'start': 902.778, 'duration': 6.105}], 'summary': 'Code successfully switches directories and lists files.', 'duration': 24.452, 'max_score': 884.431, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/-aKFBoZpiqA/pics/-aKFBoZpiqA884431.jpg'}, {'end': 945.989, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 919.651, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 927.177, 'text': 'then saving the current directory and switching it to the destination is basically setting up for the work that needs to be done.', 'start': 919.651, 'duration': 7.526}, {'end': 932.22, 'text': 'And switching back to our original directory is basically the teardown.', 'start': 927.757, 'duration': 4.463}, {'end': 936.563, 'text': "So these are things that we don't want to have to remember to do each time.", 'start': 932.64, 'duration': 3.923}, {'end': 939.445, 'text': 'So this is a good candidate for a context manager.', 'start': 936.963, 'duration': 2.482}, {'end': 941.907, 'text': "So let's create one that does this.", 'start': 939.825, 'duration': 2.082}, {'end': 945.989, 'text': "So I'm going to do this with a generator function like we saw in the second example.", 'start': 942.247, 'duration': 3.742}], 'summary': 'Creating a context manager to automate directory switching tasks.', 'duration': 26.338, 'max_score': 919.651, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/-aKFBoZpiqA/pics/-aKFBoZpiqA919651.jpg'}], 'start': 767.627, 'title': 'Using context managers in python for directory operations', 'summary': 'Explores the implementation of context managers in python, focusing on directory operations. it emphasizes practical benefits, use cases, and showcases multiple examples to streamline the process, thus avoiding manual directory management.', 'chapters': [{'end': 837.527, 'start': 767.627, 'title': 'Context manager in python', 'summary': 'Explores 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benefits of the context manager.', 'duration': 128.553, 'highlights': ['Demonstrates setting the current working directory, changing directories, and printing directory contents to streamline the process.', 'Showcases the inconvenience of manually saving the current directory, switching directories, and returning to the original location, leading to the introduction of a context manager as a solution.', 'Introduces the concept of using a context manager to automate the process of managing directories and proposes the creation of a context manager to streamline the directory operations.']}], 'duration': 198.453, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/-aKFBoZpiqA/pics/-aKFBoZpiqA767627.jpg', 'highlights': ["Replicating the built-in functionality of the open function using both classes and generators is demonstrated, showcasing the flexibility and power of Python's context manager feature.", 'Exploring a practical example of using Python to work in 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'So with our setup, now we want to get that current working directory.', 'start': 999.512, 'duration': 5.082}, {'end': 1006.835, 'text': "So it's just like we saw up here.", 'start': 1004.674, 'duration': 2.161}, {'end': 1012.277, 'text': 'So we will save the current directory that we are in into that CWD variable.', 'start': 1007.375, 'duration': 4.902}, {'end': 1017.318, 'text': 'And now we want to change directory to our destination.', 'start': 1012.817, 'duration': 4.501}], 'summary': 'In the function, setup involves getting the current working directory and saving it, then changing to the destination directory.', 'duration': 30.09, 'max_score': 987.228, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/-aKFBoZpiqA/pics/-aKFBoZpiqA987228.jpg'}, {'end': 1191.888, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 1164.336, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1167.776, 'text': 'And now we can reuse this context manager over and over and over.', 'start': 1164.336, 'duration': 3.44}, {'end': 1172.317, 'text': 'And we always know that those resources are going to be managed exactly how we want them to be managed.', 'start': 1168.116, 'duration': 4.201}, {'end': 1175.238, 'text': "And we don't have to remember to do that on our own every single time.", 'start': 1172.617, 'duration': 2.621}, {'end': 1181.942, 'text': 'So that is a simple example of a practical context manager that you can create on your own, but these are used for many different things.', 'start': 1175.658, 'duration': 6.284}, {'end': 1189.526, 'text': 'So like I said, they can be used for opening and closing database connections, acquiring and releasing locks, and all kinds of different stuff.', 'start': 1182.002, 'duration': 7.524}, {'end': 1191.888, 'text': 'Okay, so I think that is going to do it for this video.', 'start': 1189.947, 'duration': 1.941}], 'summary': 'Context managers ensure resource management, used for various tasks.', 'duration': 27.552, 'max_score': 1164.336, 'thumbnail': 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