call close() in __del__()

gvalkov · gvalkov · commit 758e4ea37e41 · 2013-12-13T14:30:32.000+01:00
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ Development
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 Enhancements:
-    - Reworked documentation and docstrings.
+    - Rework documentation and docstrings.
 
+Fixes:
+    - Call ``InputDevice.close()`` in ``InputDevice.__del__()``.
 
 0.4.1 (Jul 24, 2013)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/evdev/device.py b/evdev/device.py
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ def __init__(self, dev):
         #: The raw dictionary of device capabilities - see `:func:capabilities()`.
         self._rawcapabilities = _input.ioctl_capabilities(self.fd)
 
+    def __del__(self):
+        if hasattr(self, 'fd') and self.fd != None:
+            self.close()
+
     def _capabilities(self, absinfo=True):
         res = {}
         for etype, ecodes in self._rawcapabilities.items():
