[gdal-dev] closing file descriptors when using python bindings and HDF5 datasets

[Even Rouault]

Le jeudi 11 juillet 2013 13:33:55, Ricardo Filipe Soares Garcia da a écrit :
> Hi all
> 
> I am working with HDF5 files and the python bindings to GDAL. I can't seem
> to get Python to close the file descriptor whenever I open an HDF5.
> 
> It seems to work fine when I use a geotiff, but not with HDF5.
> 
> I am using GDAL 1.9.2 on Ubuntu 13.04. I think this is a bug but I'd like
> some confirmation, and guidance on how I can I work around this issue. I am
> running a script that reaches a Too many open files' error because of this.
> 
> I am providing some sample files in [1]. The zip archive contains:
> - an HDF5 file (sample1.h5)
> - a geotiff file (sample2.tif)
> - a python script that just opens and closes the files and outputs
> information on open file descriptors (test_open_files.py)

This has been fixed per ticket http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/5103 just a 
few weeks ago.

> 
> Thanks
> 
> [1] - http://ubuntuone.com/6NyUkRjwB98j6HkZT90CZZ

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