AI engineering glossary · Python advanced
What is contextlib?
contextlib: A standard library module offering helpers for context managers, such as the @contextmanager decorator that turns a generator function into one, plus suppress and closing. It removes the need to write a full class for simple cases.
contextlib: an example
@contextmanager def timer(): start = time.time(); yield; print(time.time() - start) is then used as with timer():.
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Where you learn it
contextlib is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.