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On 12 Aug 2014 09:09, "Allen Li" <cyberdupo56@gmail.com> wrote:
\>
\> This is a problem I sometimes run into when working with a lot of files
\> simultaneously, where I need three or more \`with\` statements:
\>
\> with open('foo') as foo:
\> with open('bar') as bar:
\> with open('baz') as baz:
\> pass
\>
\> Thankfully, support for multiple items was added in 3.1:
\>
\> with open('foo') as foo, open('bar') as bar, open('baz') as baz:
\> pass
\>
\> However, this begs the need for a multiline form, especially when
\> working with three or more items:
\>
\> with open('foo') as foo, \\
\> open('bar') as bar, \\
\> open('baz') as baz, \\
\> open('spam') as spam \\
\> open('eggs') as eggs:
\> pass

I generally see this kind of construct as a sign that refactoring is needed. For example, contextlib.ExitStack offers a number of ways to manage multiple context managers dynamically rather than statically.

Regards,
Nick.