Remove __del__ from DataModel as it can be quite unreliable.

spacetelescope · Oct 26, 2023 · 675b6f1 · 675b6f1
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diff --git a/src/roman_datamodels/datamodels/_core.py b/src/roman_datamodels/datamodels/_core.py
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ def __enter__(self):
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
         self.close()
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        """Ensure closure of resources when deleted."""
-        self.close()
-
     def copy(self, deepcopy=True, memo=None):
         result = self.__class__(init=None)
         self.clone(result, self, deepcopy=deepcopy, memo=memo)