Is __del__ really a destructor?

Question

I do things mostly in C++, where the destructor method is really meant for destruction of an acquired resource. Recently I started with python (which is really a fun and fantast

Answer 1

Is del really a destructor?

No, __del__ method is not a destructor, is just a normal method you can call whenever you want to perform any operation, but it is always called before the garbage collector destroys the object. Think of it like a clean or last will method.