If we can close by the close method, then what's the necessity of using finally?

Answer 1

Hi,
I believe in the example they showed where there is a simple file operation it doesn't make sense to do it finally. But say when you have a lot of file operations that you have done after a lot of lines of code in the try block, the finally will ensure no matter what you have done the file will be closed.

Answer 2

if an error occurs before the close method then the file is not closed. Using finally ensures that the file is closed even if there is an error